Zodiac cinematography — film frames and visual analysis

2007 · 425 frames · Directed by David Fincher

Explore 425 frames from Zodiac 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.

425 frames 2.40:1 Mostly wide shots
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Wide shot frame from Zodiac — street, car, truck
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark green
Frame from Zodiac — water, tower, skyscraper
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Medium brightness · Dark teal
Frame from Zodiac — book
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High brightness · Muted yellow
Wide shot frame from Zodiac — sitting, table, dialogue
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from Zodiac — standing, person
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Wide shot · High brightness · Muted yellow
Wide shot frame from Zodiac — sitting, standing, room
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from Zodiac — sitting, book, table
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from Zodiac — suit, tie, gun
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Wide shot · High brightness · Muted yellow
Wide shot frame from Zodiac — sitting, shirt, office
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from Zodiac — sitting, standing, room
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from Zodiac — standing, coat, tie
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark green
Frame from Zodiac — street, car, truck
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Medium brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from Zodiac — standing, door, street
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark green
Frame from Zodiac — street, bus, truck
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Medium brightness · Dark green
Frame from Zodiac — book
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Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from Zodiac — room, bird, window
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark green
Medium shot frame from Zodiac — sitting, room, shirt
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Medium shot · Medium brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from Zodiac — desk, standing, phone
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from Zodiac — sitting, book, suit
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark yellow
Wide shot frame from Zodiac — sitting, desk, room
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark orange

Visual profile of Zodiac

This visual profile is calculated from 425 frames available in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Color palette of Zodiac

Dark orange 16.1% · 274 frames Dark green 15.9% · 249 frames Dark yellow 12.7% · 261 frames Muted yellow 12.4% · 266 frames Gray 10.7% · 268 frames Dark gray 10.1% · 278 frames Dark teal 7.4% · 140 frames Muted orange 4.9% · 157 frames Black 2.7% · 88 frames Orange 1.6% · 79 frames Light yellow 1.3% · 96 frames Muted green 1.3% · 53 frames Yellow 0.8% · 57 frames Dark blue 0.7% · 20 frames

Lighting and tonal range

Brightness: higher than 59% of films in the collection
DarkBright
Contrast: higher than 75% of films in the collection
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  • Saturated colors appear frequently in these frames.

Composition and shot characteristics

Wide shot — 78% — 331 frames331Medium shot — 5% — 22 frames22

Explore the visual relationships

About Time (2013)
92% color similarity Lahn Mah (2024)
91% color similarity Lucky Number Slevin (2005)
91% color similarity The Founder (2016)
91% color similarity 12 Years a Slave (2013)
90% color similarity Before Midnight (2013)
90% color similarity The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
89% color similarity Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
88% color similarity Sin nombre (2009)
87% color similarity Kyôfu kikei ningen: Edogawa Rampo zenshû (1969)
86% color similarity The Kings of Summer (2013)
85% color similarity Angst essen Seele auf (1974)
85% color similarity The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
81% color similarity A Cure for Wellness (2017)
81% color similarity Lethal Weapon (1987)
80% color similarity

Visual tags in Zodiac

button envelope steering wheel light bulb corded phone mechanical fan windshield wiper drawer suitcase penguin desk watch lampshade office coffee cup office supplies computer keyboard traffic light television window blind newspaper door handle truck handbag

Films with a similar visual profile

Lucky Number Slevin (2005)
94% match · 468 frames
Lahn Mah (2024)
93% match · 259 frames
About Time (2013)
92% match · 452 frames
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
92% match · 484 frames
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
92% match · 785 frames
Sin nombre (2009)
91% match · 727 frames
Angst essen Seele auf (1974)
91% match · 176 frames
12 Years a Slave (2013)
90% match · 449 frames
Kyôfu kikei ningen: Edogawa Rampo zenshû (1969)
90% match · 554 frames
Before Midnight (2013)
90% match · 226 frames
The Founder (2016)
90% match · 515 frames
The Kings of Summer (2013)
89% match · 552 frames

About this collection

Metrics on this page are calculated from 425 frames available for Zodiac in the WatchTheFrame collection. They describe the analysed frames, not the film as a whole.