Compare / Same director Reservoir Dogs vs Inglourious Basterds Shot length, color & pacing compared
Both films are directed by Quentin Tarantino, 17 years apart. Inglourious Basterds averages 6.2 seconds per shot, while Reservoir Dogs holds each shot 52% longer, at 9.5 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 Reservoir Dogs Inglourious Basterds Average shot length 9.5s 6.2s Total shots 627 1,472 Cuts per minute 6.3 9.6 Runtime analyzed 99 min 153 min Close-ups or tighter 71% 70% Setup: avg shot 8.7s 7.2s Middle act: avg shot 9.2s 6.3s Final act: avg shot 8.8s 5.2s
Shot scale mix
What the data shows 01 Reservoir Dogs has 627 shots (6.3 cuts a minute); Inglourious Basterds has 1,472 (9.6 a minute). 02 Both films use close-ups at a similar rate (71% and 70% of shots). 03 The most common framing in both is the medium close-up. 04 Reservoir Dogs is the brighter film overall: its average frame brightness is 21% higher than Inglourious Basterds's. 05 Inglourious Basterds has the warmer palette, with noticeably more red than blue across the film; Reservoir Dogs sits cooler. 06 Reservoir Dogs keeps a steady rhythm across all three acts (8.7s, 9.2s, 8.8s per shot). 07 Inglourious Basterds cuts fastest in its final act (5.2s per shot) and slowest in its setup (7.2s).