Batman vs Batman Begins
Shot length, color & pacing compared
Batman Begins arrived 16 years after Batman. Batman Begins averages 2.9 seconds per shot, while Batman holds each shot 53% longer, at 4.5 seconds.
Each stripe is the average color of a slice of the film, from the first frame (left) to the last (right).
By the numbers
| Metric | Batman | Batman Begins |
|---|
| Average shot length | 4.5s | 2.9s |
| Total shots | 1,690 | 2,866 |
| Cuts per minute | 13.4 | 20.5 |
| Runtime analyzed | 126 min | 140 min |
| Close-ups or tighter | 68% | 84% |
| Setup: avg shot | 4.9s | 3.1s |
| Middle act: avg shot | 4.7s | 2.7s |
| Final act: avg shot | 3.9s | 3.3s |
Shot scale mix
BatmanBatman Begins
What the data shows
- 01Batman has 1,690 shots (13.4 cuts a minute); Batman Begins has 2,866 (20.5 a minute).
- 02Batman Begins frames faces more tightly: 84% of its shots are close-ups or tighter, against 68% for Batman.
- 03Batman relies most on the medium close-up; Batman Begins on the close-up.
- 04Batman Begins is the brighter film overall: its average frame brightness is 58% higher than Batman's.
- 05Batman Begins has the warmer palette, with noticeably more red than blue across the film; Batman sits cooler.
- 06Batman cuts fastest in its final act (3.9s per shot) and slowest in its setup (4.9s).
- 07Batman Begins cuts fastest in its middle act (2.7s per shot) and slowest in its final act (3.3s).