wait in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 139 frames tagged “wait” across 66 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

139 frames 66 films Mostly wide shots
Wide shot frame from John Wick: Chapter Two — people, action, show
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John Wick: Chapter Two · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Need for Speed — people, street, car
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Need for Speed · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray

Visual profile of “wait”

This profile is calculated from 139 frames across 66 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “wait”

Dark gray 25.2% Gray 14.4% Dark blue 10% Black 9.6% Dark teal 9.5% Dark green 6.3% Dark red 5% Dark orange 4.9% Dark yellow 3.6% Muted orange 2% Light gray 1.8% Muted blue 1.6% Muted yellow 1.2% Muted green 1.1%
  • Light red appears 2.1 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Green appears 2.0 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Dark teal appears 1.9 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark36
Dark90
Mid13
Bright0
Very bright0
Saturation
Muted47
Low76
Mid14
High2
Vivid0
Contrast
Low12
Mid89
High36
Very high2
Aspect ratios
2.40:1 · 35 2.39:1 · 29 1.85:1 · 28 2.35:1 · 20 1.78:1 · 14

Films with “wait” frames

Need for Speed — 1/6931John Wick: Chapter Two — 1/6121
John Wick: Chapter Two — 0.2%0Need for Speed — 0.1%0

Directors and cinematographers associated with “wait”

Chad Stahelski — 1 films · 1 frames0Scott Waugh — 1 films · 1 frames0

Common combinations with “wait”

wait + stop 1 frames · 50% · lift 39544.8 wait + hallway 1 frames · 50% · lift 15817.9 wait + people 2 frames · 100% · lift 298.5 wait + show 1 frames · 50% · lift 181.4 wait + action 1 frames · 50% · lift 128.2 wait + bus 1 frames · 50% · lift 78.1 wait + walking 1 frames · 50% · lift 4.2 wait + car 1 frames · 50% · lift 4.1 wait + street 1 frames · 50% · lift 3.7

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stop hallway people show action bus walking car street