Blazing Saddles
ComedyWestern
1974Directed by Mel Brooks93 min
Logline
A Black sheriff is appointed to a racist frontier town in this anarchic western spoof.
Director
Mel Brooks
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IMDb
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Runtime
93 min
VISUAL STRATEGY: Primarily focused on Medium Close Ups.
PACING:BALANCED
MOTION:DYNAMIC & FLUID
COMPLEXITY:MINIMALIST
Principal Cast
Cleavon LittleGene WilderHarvey KormanMadeline Kahn
Visual Themes
parodysatirewesternMel Brooks
Film DNA
"Blazing Saddles is a balanced comedy with 699 shots and a 7.9s average shot length."
Visual style
PACINGFRENETIC
SLOW
WARMTHCOLD
WARM
SATURATIONMUTED
VIBRANT
COMPLEXITYMINIMAL
INTRICATE
This film’s visual complexity is 69% lower than the average for Comedy.
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Analysis Conclusion
The SignatureA minimalist film with a meditative editing style that intensifies during the Resolution.
The TrendThe pacing accelerates significantly during the confrontation, with shot lengths dropping by 20% compared to the setup.
Color DNAThe palette shifts between Warm/Red and Shadows/Black, creating a dynamic visual atmosphere that mirrors the narrative arc.
Movie Barcode
200 Frames Sampled
Dominant Color Palette
38%
21%
15%
13%
13%
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Shot Scale
699 shots
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