Compare / Same director Paths of Glory vs The Shining Shot length, color & pacing compared
Both films are directed by Stanley Kubrick, 23 years apart. Paths of Glory averages 8.5 seconds per shot, while The Shining holds each shot 57% longer, at 13.4 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 Paths of Glory The Shining Average shot length 8.5s 13.4s Total shots 616 646 Cuts per minute 7.1 4.5 Runtime analyzed 87 min 144 min Close-ups or tighter 66% 60% Setup: avg shot 10.9s 13.3s Middle act: avg shot 8.6s 15.6s Final act: avg shot 7.0s 9.9s
Shot scale mix
What the data shows 01 Paths of Glory has 616 shots (7.1 cuts a minute); The Shining has 646 (4.5 a minute). 02 Both films use close-ups at a similar rate (66% and 60% of shots). 03 The most common framing in both is the medium close-up. 04 Paths of Glory is the brighter film overall: its average frame brightness is 39% higher than The Shining's. 05 The Shining has the warmer palette, with noticeably more red than blue across the film; Paths of Glory sits cooler. 06 Paths of Glory cuts fastest in its final act (7.0s per shot) and slowest in its setup (10.9s). 07 The Shining cuts fastest in its final act (9.9s per shot) and slowest in its middle act (15.6s).