writing in movies — cinematic frame references

Explore 72 frames tagged “writing” across 43 films. Compare colors, lighting, composition and shot characteristics. Open any frame to use the visual analysis tools.

72 frames 43 films Mostly wide shots
Frame from Only Lovers Left Alive — action, standing, show
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Only Lovers Left Alive · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Frame from The Bourne Identity — people, action, show
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The Bourne Identity · Medium brightness · Gray
Wide shot frame from Ju-on — action, close, paper
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Ju-on · Wide shot · Medium brightness · Gray

Visual profile of “writing”

This profile is calculated from 72 frames across 43 films in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Colors commonly associated with “writing”

Gray 35.6% Dark gray 15.3% Dark orange 11.8% Dark blue 6.3% Muted orange 5.8% Black 5.2% Dark yellow 2.9% Muted yellow 2.6% Dark red 2.5% Light gray 2.4% Dark green 2.1% Orange 2.1% Muted red 0.9% Dark pink 0.9%
  • Purple appears 19.8 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Muted pink appears 4.9 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.
  • Gray appears 2.5 times more frequently in these frames than in the average WatchTheFrame collection.

Lighting and tonal characteristics

Brightness
Very dark6
Dark49
Mid17
Bright0
Very bright0
Saturation
Muted30
Low33
Mid8
High1
Vivid0
Contrast
Low26
Mid33
High13
Very high0
Aspect ratios
2.40:1 · 20 1.85:1 · 12 2.35:1 · 11 1.78:1 · 9 2.39:1 · 7

Films with “writing” frames

Ju-on — 1/2301The Bourne Identity — 1/6471Only Lovers Left Alive — 1/2911
Ju-on — 0.4%0Only Lovers Left Alive — 0.3%0The Bourne Identity — 0.2%0

Directors and cinematographers associated with “writing”

Takashi Shimizu — 1 films · 1 frames0Jim Jarmusch — 1 films · 1 frames0Doug Liman — 1 films · 1 frames0

Common combinations with “writing”

writing + chinese 1 frames · 33.3% · lift 52726.3 writing + write 1 frames · 33.3% · lift 17575.4 writing + paper 1 frames · 33.3% · lift 13181.6 writing + police 1 frames · 33.3% · lift 5858.5 writing + close 1 frames · 33.3% · lift 1597.8 writing + subject 2 frames · 66.7% · lift 450.7 writing + action 3 frames · 100% · lift 256.4 writing + show 2 frames · 66.7% · lift 241.9 writing + people 1 frames · 33.3% · lift 99.5 writing + street 1 frames · 33.3% · lift 2.5

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Frequently combined
chinese write paper police close subject action show people street