telephone in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 155 frames tagged “telephone” across 66 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

155 frames 66 films Mostly wide shots
Wide shot frame from Footlight Parade — people, action, group
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Footlight Parade · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Zodiac — people, action, dialogue
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Zodiac · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray

Visual profile of “telephone”

This profile is calculated from 155 frames across 66 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “telephone”

Dark gray 18.8% Gray 16.7% Dark orange 15.9% Black 7.2% Dark yellow 6.7% Muted orange 5.4% Dark red 5.2% Dark green 5% Dark blue 3.6% Dark teal 2.6% Muted yellow 2.1% Muted red 1.4% Dark purple 1.3% Light gray 1.3%
  • Muted purple appears 2.3 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Light green appears 2.0 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Muted red appears 1.7 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark43
Dark86
Mid23
Bright3
Very bright0
Saturation
Muted47
Low79
Mid26
High3
Vivid0
Contrast
Low18
Mid102
High34
Very high1
Aspect ratios
2.40:1 · 43 2.39:1 · 21 1.78:1 · 18 1.85:1 · 18 2.00:1 · 13

Films with “telephone” frames

Zodiac — 1/4251Footlight Parade — 1/3381
Footlight Parade — 0.3%0Zodiac — 0.2%0

Directors and cinematographers associated with “telephone”

Lloyd Bacon — 1 films · 1 frames0David Fincher — 1 films · 1 frames0

Common combinations with “telephone”

telephone + police 1 frames · 50% · lift 8787.7 telephone + group 1 frames · 50% · lift 1113.9 telephone + watch 1 frames · 50% · lift 687.7 telephone + people 2 frames · 100% · lift 298.5 telephone + action 2 frames · 100% · lift 256.4 telephone + phone 1 frames · 50% · lift 22.4 telephone + dialogue 2 frames · 100% · lift 8.6

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Frequently combined
police group watch people action phone dialogue