West Side Story cinematography — film frames and visual analysis

2021 · 802 frames · Directed by Steven Spielberg

Explore 802 frames from West Side Story 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.

802 frames 2.39:1 Mostly wide shots
Wide shot frame from West Side Story — standing, hand, suit
Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from West Side Story — walking, street, car
Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark gray
Medium shot frame from West Side Story — room, mirror, dress
Medium shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from West Side Story — walking, person
Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from West Side Story — standing, room, table
Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from West Side Story — standing, room, mirror
Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from West Side Story — standing, room, hair
Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from West Side Story — standing, walking, car
Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from West Side Story — standing, walking, street
Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from West Side Story — walking, person, human face
Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from West Side Story — standing, room, shirt
Wide shot · Low brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from West Side Story — standing, dialogue, person
Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from West Side Story — standing, room, person
Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from West Side Story — suit, dress, face
Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from West Side Story — standing, dialogue, person
Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from West Side Story — standing, room, mirror
Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from West Side Story — walking, snow, person
Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from West Side Story — room, suit, dress
Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from West Side Story — standing, person, human face
Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark blue
Wide shot frame from West Side Story — room, person, human face
Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark gray

Visual profile of West Side Story

This visual profile is calculated from 802 frames available in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal range

Brightness: lower than 81% of films in the collection
DarkBright
Contrast: lower than 91% of films in the collection
LowHigh
  • The analysed frames are darker than most films in the WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Muted and low-saturation colors appear frequently in these frames.
  • These frames contain a relatively high share of low-contrast images.

About this collection

Metrics on this page are calculated from 802 frames available for West Side Story in the WatchTheFrame collection. They describe the analysed frames, not the film as a whole.