The Abyss cinematography — film frames and visual analysis

1989 · 525 frames · Directed by James Cameron

Explore 525 frames from The Abyss 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.

525 frames 2.39:1 Mostly wide shots
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Wide shot frame from The Abyss — standing, shirt, water
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Frame from The Abyss — walking, street, person
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Medium brightness · Gray
Medium shot frame from The Abyss — standing, room, hat
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Medium shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Abyss — sitting, standing, room
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Medium shot frame from The Abyss — hand, face, hair
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Medium shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Abyss — room, hat, uniform
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Abyss — standing, room, hat
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from The Abyss — sitting, room, hat
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Frame from The Abyss — television, running
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Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from The Abyss — sitting, room, shirt
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Frame from The Abyss — window
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Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from The Abyss — glass, sea, window
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from The Abyss — hat, hand, person
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Abyss — room, table, dialogue
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Abyss — standing, room, face
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Abyss — standing, room, uniform
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Abyss — hat, suit, water
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Frame from The Abyss — face, hair, person
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Medium brightness · Muted blue
Wide shot frame from The Abyss — sitting, car, night
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from The Abyss — standing, hat, suit
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Muted blue

Visual profile of The Abyss

This visual profile is calculated from 525 frames available in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Color palette of The Abyss

Dark blue 41.1% · 471 frames Gray 17.9% · 387 frames Dark gray 16% · 341 frames Muted blue 12.7% · 254 frames Dark teal 6.6% · 152 frames Muted teal 2.4% · 104 frames Black 1.1% · 63 frames Dark yellow 0.7% · 32 frames Dark orange 0.7% · 30 frames Dark green 0.5% · 31 frames Muted yellow 0.1% · 9 frames Muted orange 0.1% · 9 frames Muted green 0.1% · 7 frames Dark purple 0.1% · 3 frames

Lighting and tonal range

Brightness: lower than 62% of films in the collection
DarkBright
Contrast: lower than 88% of films in the collection
LowHigh
  • These frames contain a relatively high share of low-contrast images.

Composition and shot characteristics

Wide shot — 78% — 409 frames409Medium shot — 6% — 31 frames31Close-up — 1% — 4 frames4

Explore the visual relationships

Power Rangers (2017)
95% color similarity Blade Runner (1982)
94% color similarity The Conjuring 2 (2016)
93% color similarity Aliens (1986)
92% color similarity The King's Speech (2010)
92% color similarity Batman (1989)
92% color similarity La La Land (2016)
90% color similarity Jack Reacher (2012)
90% color similarity John Wick: Chapter Two (2017)
89% color similarity 8 Mile (2002)
89% color similarity John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
89% color similarity The Way Back (2020)
87% color similarity War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
86% color similarity Bad Boys for Life (2020)
85% color similarity Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
84% color similarity

Visual palette across 2 films directed by James Cameron

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92% similarity

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Visual tags in The Abyss

pipe television microphone boat sea human eye running curtain human head window blind water hat human mouth people room face action picture frame uniform mustache shirt suit human face beard

Films with a similar visual profile

Power Rangers (2017)
95% match · 744 frames
Blade Runner (1982)
94% match · 287 frames
Aliens (1986)
93% match · 926 frames
La La Land (2016)
93% match · 484 frames
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
93% match · 541 frames
Batman (1989)
92% match · 496 frames
The King's Speech (2010)
92% match · 348 frames
John Wick: Chapter Two (2017)
92% match · 612 frames
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
92% match · 722 frames
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
91% match · 447 frames
Jack Reacher (2012)
90% match · 523 frames
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
90% match · 487 frames

About this collection

Metrics on this page are calculated from 525 frames available for The Abyss in the WatchTheFrame collection. They describe the analysed frames, not the film as a whole.