Compare / Originals, sequels & remakes The Dark Knight vs The Dark Knight Rises Shot length, color & pacing compared
The Dark Knight Rises arrived 4 years after The Dark Knight. The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises cut at almost the same pace: 3.4s and 3.7s 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 The Dark Knight The Dark Knight Rises Average shot length 3.4s 3.7s Total shots 2,652 2,641 Cuts per minute 17.4 16.1 Runtime analyzed 152 min 165 min Close-ups or tighter 73% 68% Setup: avg shot 3.4s 4.1s Middle act: avg shot 3.3s 3.6s Final act: avg shot 3.8s 3.8s
Shot scale mix
What the data shows 01 The Dark Knight has 2,652 shots (17.4 cuts a minute); The Dark Knight Rises has 2,641 (16.1 a minute). 02 Both films use close-ups at a similar rate (73% and 68% of shots). 03 The most common framing in both is the medium close-up. 04 Average frame brightness is within 10% between the two. 05 The Dark Knight keeps a steady rhythm across all three acts (3.4s, 3.3s, 3.8s per shot). 06 The Dark Knight Rises keeps a steady rhythm across all three acts (4.1s, 3.6s, 3.8s per shot).