Compare / Same director Reservoir Dogs vs Pulp Fiction Shot length, color & pacing compared
Both films are directed by Quentin Tarantino, 2 years apart. Pulp Fiction averages 7.8 seconds per shot, while Reservoir Dogs holds each shot 22% 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 Pulp Fiction Average shot length 9.5s 7.8s Total shots 627 1,190 Cuts per minute 6.3 7.7 Runtime analyzed 99 min 155 min Close-ups or tighter 71% 75% Setup: avg shot 8.7s 7.9s Middle act: avg shot 9.2s 7.7s Final act: avg shot 8.8s 7.8s
Shot scale mix
What the data shows 01 Reservoir Dogs has 627 shots (6.3 cuts a minute); Pulp Fiction has 1,190 (7.7 a minute). 02 Both films use close-ups at a similar rate (71% and 75% of shots). 03 The most common framing in both is the medium close-up. 04 Pulp Fiction is the brighter film overall: its average frame brightness is 33% higher than Reservoir Dogs's. 05 Pulp Fiction 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 Pulp Fiction keeps a steady rhythm across all three acts (7.9s, 7.7s, 7.8s per shot).