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Bait poster
C
Average
MASTER SCORE 53.1 / 100
2012·Action / Fantasy / Horror·1h 33m

BAIT

“A Tsunami Just Flipped The Foodchain.”

A freak tsunami traps shoppers at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building ... along with a 12-foot great white shark.

Above the Line
Kimble Rendall·DirectorJohn Kim·ScreenplayRussell Mulcahy·ScreenplayRoss Emery·Director of PhotographyJoe Ng·Original Music ComposerRodrigo Balart·Editor
Cast
Xavier Samuel·JoshRichard Brancatisano·RorySharni Vinson·TinaPhoebe Tonkin·JaimieJulian McMahon·DoyleAlex Russell·RyanCariba Heine·HeatherLincoln Lewis·KyleAlice Parkinson·NaomiDan Wyllie·Kirby
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Kimble Rendall·Director
Writing· 3
John Kim·ScreenplayRussell Mulcahy·ScreenplayS.P. Krause·Writer
Camera· 1
Ross Emery·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Rodrigo Balart·EditorTony Murtagh·Dialogue Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Joe Ng·Original Music ComposerAlex Oh·Original Music ComposerPeter Climpson·Sound Effects EditorCraig Walmsley·Sound RecordistMario Vaccaro·FoleyAdam Connelly·Foley
Art & Design· 7
Phil Eagles·Costume DesignNicholas McCallum·Production DesignJenny O'Connell·Art DirectionSuzy Whitefield·Set DecorationLeanne Brooks·Art Department CoordinatorKaus Kastberg·Set DesignerJim Millett·Set Designer
Production· 5
Peter Barber·ProducerTodd Fellman·ProducerGary Hamilton·ProducerMatthew Lessall·CastingBen Parkinson·Casting
Other Departments· 5
Robert Bull·Scenic ArtistTimothy Clark·Visual Effects Art DirectorGrant Everett·Visual Effects SupervisorJames Rogers·Visual Effects SupervisorMarc Varisco·Visual Effects Supervisor
By the Numbers
53.1
OF 100
Master Score
5.2
OF 10
IMDb
47%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$33M
ROI -3%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Bait's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#223344
#D82222
#FFFFFF
Mood
Terrifying, Intense, Chaotic
Composition
Diagonal
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features a large, open-mouthed shark with sharp teeth and bloodstains on its head, swimming upwards in dark blue water filled with bubbles and debris”

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Key Elements
SharkShopping CartHuman LegBubblesBlood
Atmosphere
Dark, Gritty, Cold
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Ocean
Design Score
8/10
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