Compare / Originals, sequels & remakes The Godfather vs The Godfather Part II Shot length, color & pacing compared
The Godfather Part II arrived 2 years after The Godfather. The Godfather and The Godfather Part II cut at almost the same pace: 8.6s and 8.5s 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 The Godfather Part II Average shot length 8.6s 8.5s Total shots 1,230 1,428 Cuts per minute 6.9 7.1 Runtime analyzed 177 min 202 min Close-ups or tighter 71% 63% Setup: avg shot 9.1s 7.7s Middle act: avg shot 8.0s 8.3s Final act: avg shot 8.1s 8.6s
Shot scale mix
What the data shows 01 The Godfather has 1,230 shots (6.9 cuts a minute); The Godfather Part II has 1,428 (7.1 a minute). 02 The Godfather frames faces more tightly: 71% of its shots are close-ups or tighter, against 63% for The Godfather Part II. 03 The most common framing in both is the medium close-up. 04 Average frame brightness is within 10% between the two. 05 The Godfather keeps a steady rhythm across all three acts (9.1s, 8.0s, 8.1s per shot). 06 The Godfather Part II keeps a steady rhythm across all three acts (7.7s, 8.3s, 8.6s per shot).