Compare / Same director The Godfather vs Apocalypse Now Shot length, color & pacing compared
Both films are directed by Francis Ford Coppola, 7 years apart. The Godfather and Apocalypse Now cut at almost the same pace: 8.6s and 7.7s 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 Godfather Apocalypse Now Average shot length 8.6s 7.7s Total shots 1,230 1,424 Cuts per minute 6.9 7.8 Runtime analyzed 177 min 182 min Close-ups or tighter 71% 66% Setup: avg shot 9.1s 7.9s Middle act: avg shot 8.0s 6.5s Final act: avg shot 8.1s 9.7s
Shot scale mix
What the data shows 01 The Godfather has 1,230 shots (6.9 cuts a minute); Apocalypse Now has 1,424 (7.8 a minute). 02 Both films use close-ups at a similar rate (71% and 66% of shots). 03 The most common framing in both is the medium close-up. 04 Apocalypse Now is the brighter film overall: its average frame brightness is 13% higher than The Godfather's. 05 The Godfather keeps a steady rhythm across all three acts (9.1s, 8.0s, 8.1s per shot). 06 Apocalypse Now cuts fastest in its middle act (6.5s per shot) and slowest in its final act (9.7s).