Compare / Same director The Departed vs Shutter Island Shot length, color & pacing compared
Both films are directed by Martin Scorsese, 4 years apart. The Departed averages 3.3 seconds per shot, while Shutter Island holds each shot 36% longer, at 4.6 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 The Departed Shutter Island Average shot length 3.3s 4.6s Total shots 2,711 1,816 Cuts per minute 17.9 13.2 Runtime analyzed 151 min 138 min Close-ups or tighter 82% 78% Setup: avg shot 3.7s 3.9s Middle act: avg shot 3.0s 4.3s Final act: avg shot 3.7s 5.4s
Shot scale mix
What the data shows 01 The Departed has 2,711 shots (17.9 cuts a minute); Shutter Island has 1,816 (13.2 a minute). 02 Both films use close-ups at a similar rate (82% and 78% of shots). 03 The most common framing in both is the medium close-up. 04 The Departed is the brighter film overall: its average frame brightness is 31% higher than Shutter Island's. 05 Shutter Island has the warmer palette, with noticeably more red than blue across the film; The Departed sits cooler. 06 The Departed cuts fastest in its middle act (3.0s per shot) and slowest in its final act (3.7s). 07 Shutter Island cuts fastest in its setup (3.9s per shot) and slowest in its final act (5.4s).