Compare / Same director Spaceballs vs Robin Hood: Men in Tights Shot length, color & pacing compared
Both films are directed by Mel Brooks, 6 years apart. Spaceballs and Robin Hood: Men in Tights cut at almost the same pace: 5.6s and 5.7s 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 Spaceballs Robin Hood: Men in Tights Average shot length 5.6s 5.7s Total shots 1,037 1,096 Cuts per minute 10.8 10.5 Runtime analyzed 96 min 104 min Close-ups or tighter 60% 55% Setup: avg shot 6.4s 6.1s Middle act: avg shot 5.3s 5.6s Final act: avg shot 5.3s 5.5s
Shot scale mix
What the data shows 01 Spaceballs has 1,037 shots (10.8 cuts a minute); Robin Hood: Men in Tights has 1,096 (10.5 a minute). 02 Both films use close-ups at a similar rate (60% and 55% of shots). 03 The most common framing in both is the medium close-up. 04 Spaceballs is the brighter film overall: its average frame brightness is 37% higher than Robin Hood: Men in Tights's. 05 Robin Hood: Men in Tights has the warmer palette, with noticeably more red than blue across the film; Spaceballs sits cooler. 06 Spaceballs keeps a steady rhythm across all three acts (6.4s, 5.3s, 5.3s per shot). 07 Robin Hood: Men in Tights keeps a steady rhythm across all three acts (6.1s, 5.6s, 5.5s per shot).