Batman vs The Batman
Shot length, color & pacing compared
The Batman arrived 33 years after Batman. Batman and The Batman cut at almost the same pace: 4.5s and 4.5s per shot on average.
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 | The Batman |
|---|
| Average shot length | 4.5s | 4.5s |
| Total shots | 1,690 | 2,337 |
| Cuts per minute | 13.4 | 13.3 |
| Runtime analyzed | 126 min | 176 min |
| Close-ups or tighter | 68% | 82% |
| Setup: avg shot | 4.9s | 5.2s |
| Middle act: avg shot | 4.7s | 4.0s |
| Final act: avg shot | 3.9s | 5.3s |
Shot scale mix
BatmanThe Batman
What the data shows
- 01Batman has 1,690 shots (13.4 cuts a minute); The Batman has 2,337 (13.3 a minute).
- 02The Batman frames faces more tightly: 82% of its shots are close-ups or tighter, against 68% for Batman.
- 03The most common framing in both is the medium close-up.
- 04Batman is the brighter film overall: its average frame brightness is 23% higher than The Batman's.
- 05The Batman 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).
- 07The Batman cuts fastest in its middle act (4.0s per shot) and slowest in its final act (5.3s).