Compare / Same director Punch-Drunk Love vs Phantom Thread Shot length, color & pacing compared
Both films are directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, 15 years apart. Phantom Thread averages 10.1 seconds per shot, while Punch-Drunk Love holds each shot 54% longer, at 15.6 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 Punch-Drunk Love Phantom Thread Average shot length 15.6s 10.1s Total shots 367 772 Cuts per minute 3.9 5.9 Runtime analyzed 95 min 130 min Close-ups or tighter 69% 75% Setup: avg shot 19.8s 8.8s Middle act: avg shot 16.2s 9.6s Final act: avg shot 10.6s 10.9s
Shot scale mix
What the data shows 01 Punch-Drunk Love has 367 shots (3.9 cuts a minute); Phantom Thread has 772 (5.9 a minute). 02 Both films use close-ups at a similar rate (69% and 75% of shots). 03 The most common framing in both is the medium close-up. 04 Punch-Drunk Love is the brighter film overall: its average frame brightness is 12% higher than Phantom Thread's. 05 Phantom Thread has the warmer palette, with noticeably more red than blue across the film; Punch-Drunk Love sits cooler. 06 Punch-Drunk Love cuts fastest in its final act (10.6s per shot) and slowest in its setup (19.8s). 07 Phantom Thread cuts fastest in its setup (8.8s per shot) and slowest in its final act (10.9s).