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Side by Side

2012 · 99 min · Director: Christopher Kenneally ★ IMDb 7.6 · 13,921 ratings

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Investigates the history, process and workflow of both digital and photochemical film creation. It shows what artists and filmmakers have been able to accomplish with both film and digital and how their needs and innovations have helped push filmmaking in new directions. Interviews with directors, cinematographers, colorists, scientists, engineers and artists reveal their experiences and feelings about working with film and digital. Where we are now, how we got here and what the future may bring.

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Side by Side (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Curiosity 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe30%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Curiosity, Inspiration. Genres: Documentary. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Curiosity and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Curiosity
  • Inspiration
  • Nostalgia

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Nostalgia

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

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Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityInspirationNostalgia
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity46 %53 %35 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity42 %50 %25 %18 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity40 %49 %18 %11 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity41 %48 %23 %9 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Curiosity40 %44 %25 %7 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Curiosity38 %43 %21 %11 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity40 %48 %23 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Curiosity41 %52 %27 %15 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Curiosity40 %50 %29 %9 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Curiosity41 %50 %29 %6 %
52.5 %≈ 52′Curiosity41 %50 %26 %6 %
57.5 %≈ 57′Curiosity39 %48 %23 %6 %
62.5 %≈ 62′Curiosity39 %47 %28 %7 %
67.5 %≈ 67′Curiosity41 %47 %31 %7 %
72.5 %≈ 72′Curiosity42 %49 %32 %5 %
77.5 %≈ 77′Curiosity44 %46 %31 %15 %
82.5 %≈ 82′Nostalgia44 %41 %25 %30 %
87.5 %≈ 87′Curiosity44 %41 %19 %30 %
92.5 %≈ 92′Curiosity46 %40 %22 %26 %
97.5 %≈ 97′Inspiration47 %34 %34 %22 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

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Derek Ambrosi

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Michael Ballhaus

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James Cameron

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David Fincher

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Danny Boyle

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Lena Dunham

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Wally Pfister

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Michael Ballhaus

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Dion Beebe

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Details

Directed by
Christopher Kenneally
Written by
Christopher Kenneally
Type
Movies
Released
2012
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 13,921 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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