sword in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 858 frames tagged “sword” across 89 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

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Wide shot frame from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets — bag, sword
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from Bãhubali: The Beginning — room, hand, mustache
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Bãhubali: The Beginning · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from Alita: Battle Angel — hand, face, clock
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Alita: Battle Angel · Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from Jusan-nin no shikaku — standing, hand, fight
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Jusan-nin no shikaku · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray

Visual profile of “sword”

This profile is calculated from 858 frames across 89 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “sword”

Dark gray 20.1% Dark orange 14.1% Gray 13.1% Black 9.8% Dark blue 8.8% Dark yellow 5.8% Dark teal 5.3% Dark green 4.7% Dark red 3.4% Muted orange 3.3% Muted yellow 1.7% Dark pink 1.5% Muted blue 1.3% Light gray 1%
  • Light teal appears 2.5 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Dark pink appears 2.4 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • White appears 2.1 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark210
Dark412
Mid162
Bright72
Very bright2
Saturation
Muted211
Low468
Mid141
High35
Vivid3
Contrast
Low115
Mid463
High216
Very high64
Aspect ratios
2.39:1 · 294 2.40:1 · 193 1.78:1 · 91 2.38:1 · 60 2.32:1 · 51

Films with “sword” frames

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 — 7/4257Jusan-nin no shikaku — 3/10413Bãhubali: The Beginning — 3/11623The New Guy — 1/4611Blade — 1/10011Zhong hua zhan shi — 1/8001Doctor Strange — 1/8091Alita: Battle Angel — 1/5701Star Trek III: The Search for Spock — 1/4081Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets — 1/5511The Addams Family — 1/4981Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 — 1/4581
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 — 1.6%2Jusan-nin no shikaku — 0.3%0Bãhubali: The Beginning — 0.3%0Star Trek III: The Search for Spock — 0.2%0Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 — 0.2%0The New Guy — 0.2%0The Addams Family — 0.2%0Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets — 0.2%0Alita: Battle Angel — 0.2%0Zhong hua zhan shi — 0.1%0Doctor Strange — 0.1%0Blade — 0.1%0

Directors and cinematographers associated with “sword”

Quentin Tarantino — 1 films · 7 frames2Takashi Miike — 1 films · 3 frames0S.S. Rajamouli — 1 films · 3 frames0Leonard Nimoy — 1 films · 1 frames0David Yates — 1 films · 1 frames0Ed Decter — 1 films · 1 frames0Barry Sonnenfeld — 1 films · 1 frames0Chris Columbus — 1 films · 1 frames0Robert Rodriguez — 1 films · 1 frames0David Chung — 1 films · 1 frames0Scott Derrickson — 1 films · 1 frames0Stephen Norrington — 1 films · 1 frames0

Common combinations with “sword”

sword + clothing 1 frames · 4.6% · lift 898.7 sword + middle 1 frames · 4.6% · lift 719 sword + hold 1 frames · 4.6% · lift 513.6 sword + group 1 frames · 4.6% · lift 101.3 sword + subject 2 frames · 9.1% · lift 61.5 sword + people 4 frames · 18.2% · lift 54.3 sword + action 4 frames · 18.2% · lift 46.6 sword + show 2 frames · 9.1% · lift 33 sword + fight 4 frames · 18.2% · lift 12 sword + horse 2 frames · 9.1% · lift 5.9 sword + cup 1 frames · 4.6% · lift 5.8 sword + clock 1 frames · 4.6% · lift 3

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clothing middle hold group subject people action show fight horse cup clock