Cinematic background from City of Ember 2008 - For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers, in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, before the the lights go out forever.
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A couple of people walking down a street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A woman in a red dress is standing in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – Two men in orange overalls and hard hats working in an electrical room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A person wearing a scarf; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A young woman with long blonde hair wearing a red sweater; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – An older man standing in a dark room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – Two people sitting at a table with a cup of coffee; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A group of people sitting in a crowd clapping; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A young boy with long blonde hair wearing a neck tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – An aerial view of a garden at night time; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A young woman in a red dress is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A woman in a red dress standing next to a wooden wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A man and a woman are standing in front of a painting; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A young girl standing in front of a brick wall; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A man standing in the middle of an underground tunnel; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A person's face in a dark room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A man wearing a necklace with a cross on it; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A man wearing a suit and tie standing in front of two other men; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A woman in a red dress is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A woman sitting on the ground in the middle of a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A man walking down a hallway in an industrial setting; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A man standing inside of an underground tunnel; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A crowd of people sitting in front of a statue; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A person wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A person wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A group of people standing in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – An older man wearing a long green cape; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A man is walking in front of a statue in a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A large crowd of people are gathered around a man; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – An overhead view of an industrial building with a river running through it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A group of people standing around a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – Two people are walking down the street at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – Two women and a child are standing in a field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – An old man with white hair and a surprised look; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – An older man with white hair and a beard; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – An old man sitting at a table writing on a book; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A woman in a red shirt and a man in a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A woman in a red coat walking down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A woman in a red cape standing in front of a computer keyboard; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A woman in a red coat standing on a brick road; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – Two women sitting on the floor in front of a bunch of yarn; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A group of people standing around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A woman in a plaid shirt is walking through a crowd; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A man in a costume standing in front of plants; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – Two women standing next to each other in front of a wooden door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A woman standing in front of a table in front of a mirror; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A group of people standing around each other in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – An old man in an orange outfit holding a pair of sticks; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A bunch of pipes that are next to each other in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A young girl in a red sweater smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A group of people standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A man is standing in front of an audience; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A dark room with a circular stage in the center; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a bench; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A person wearing a yellow shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A little girl sitting at a table with a cup of coffee; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A group of people standing in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A man in a yellow and blue shirt is smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A young woman in a red dress looking in a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A woman with red hair holding something in her hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A woman looking into a mirror while wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A woman in a red dress is sitting on a chair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A person with blue eyes; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A group of people walking down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A group of people walking down a street at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A man in a yellow and red shirt is looking at another man in a blue shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A group of people singing together in a choir room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A group of people standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A person with curly red hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A group of people standing on a stage with a man at a podium; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A group of young people in orange jackets holding brass instruments; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A young girl in a red sweater standing in a street; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – Two people standing in a room with lights hanging from the ceiling; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – An old man with long white hair wearing a tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – An old man in orange is sitting next to a young man; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A man standing in a room with wires hanging from the ceiling; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – An older man in an orange shirt wearing a green hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – An old man sitting at a desk looking at a phone; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A crowd of people standing around a building; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A young girl standing in an abandoned room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A bald man in a red jacket is holding his finger up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A man is drinking from a paper cup in front of some lights; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A young girl in a red dress is smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A woman's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A group of people sitting at a dinner table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – An older woman wearing a sweater in front of a wooden wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A young girl in a red dress looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A person with long brown hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – Two people sitting at a table in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A young girl looking into a mirror while standing next to a young man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A young girl with long brown hair wearing a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A man wearing a chain around his neck is standing at a lectern; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A group of people standing around a statue of a man; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A woman and a man standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A crowd of people standing around a statue of a man; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A young girl standing on a brick walkway; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “City of Ember” (2008), directed by Gil Kenan – A man sitting on top of a couch in a living room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle