Super 8 cinematography — film frames and visual analysis

2011 · 612 frames · Directed by J.J. Abrams

Explore 612 frames from Super 8 and study the film’s composition, color palette, lighting, shot scale and aspect ratio. Open any frame to use composition guides, color analysis and false color tools.

612 frames 2.40:1 Mostly wide shots
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Wide shot frame from Super 8 — standing, hat, uniform
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Super 8 — standing, room, dress
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Super 8 — sitting, room, shirt
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Super 8 — standing, hand, face
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Super 8 — sitting, suit, tie
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Super 8 — standing, hat, suit
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from Super 8 — standing, dialogue, uniform
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Medium shot frame from Super 8 — standing, phone, face
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Medium shot · Medium brightness · Muted teal
Wide shot frame from Super 8 — walking, street, hand
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Super 8 — standing, walking, street
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Medium shot frame from Super 8 — people, action, show
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Medium shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Super 8 — sitting, standing, walking
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark green
Medium shot frame from Super 8 — standing, room, shirt
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Medium shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Super 8 — standing, car, shirt
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Super 8 — standing, room, hand
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Frame from Super 8 — walking, street, uniform
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Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Super 8 — standing, room, table
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from Super 8 — door, street, night
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Super 8 — standing, plate, car
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Frame from Super 8 — sitting, table, dialogue
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Medium brightness · Muted orange

Visual profile of Super 8

This visual profile is calculated from 612 frames available in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Color palette of Super 8

Dark teal 38.2% · 501 frames Dark orange 11.5% · 380 frames Dark green 8.5% · 214 frames Dark gray 7.3% · 342 frames Gray 6.5% · 329 frames Dark blue 5.9% · 103 frames Muted orange 4.5% · 237 frames Muted teal 4% · 201 frames Black 3.6% · 136 frames Dark yellow 2.5% · 121 frames Dark red 1.6% · 125 frames Muted yellow 0.9% · 87 frames Orange 0.9% · 72 frames Muted green 0.8% · 71 frames

Lighting and tonal range

Brightness: lower than 69% of films in the collection
DarkBright
Contrast: higher than 57% of films in the collection
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  • Saturated colors appear frequently in these frames.

Composition and shot characteristics

Wide shot — 74% — 451 frames451Medium shot — 7% — 45 frames45Close-up — 1% — 4 frames4

Explore the visual relationships

The Woman in Black (2012)
94% color similarity Blade (1998)
92% color similarity Prey for the Devil (2021)
91% color similarity Layer Cake (2004)
91% color similarity Joker (2019)
83% color similarity Busanhaeng (2016)
81% color similarity To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2017)
81% color similarity Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
79% color similarity The Ring Two (2005)
77% color similarity First Blood (1982)
77% color similarity Men in Black II (2002)
74% color similarity John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
73% color similarity The Age of Adaline (2015)
71% color similarity Batman Returns (1992)
67% color similarity The Color of Money (1986)
64% color similarity

Visual tags in Super 8

bicycle uniform street light bicycle wheel fire truck night bus subject human head action human mouth smoke house convenience store street people show car human eye wheel land vehicle television human nose

Films with a similar visual profile

Prey for the Devil (2021)
92% match · 373 frames
The Woman in Black (2012)
92% match · 427 frames
Blade (1998)
92% match · 1001 frames
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2017)
85% match · 308 frames
Layer Cake (2004)
85% match · 414 frames
Joker (2019)
84% match · 439 frames
The Age of Adaline (2015)
83% match · 422 frames
The Ring Two (2005)
83% match · 556 frames
First Blood (1982)
83% match · 483 frames
Busanhaeng (2016)
82% match · 161 frames
The Color of Money (1986)
81% match · 561 frames
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
81% match · 377 frames

About this collection

Metrics on this page are calculated from 612 frames available for Super 8 in the WatchTheFrame collection. They describe the analysed frames, not the film as a whole.