Altered States (1980) colour palette
Directed by Ken Russell · Shot by Jordan Cronenweth
- #0a0b0cnear black · 11.4%
- #362f2ddark grey · 7.4%
- #2a110cdeep red · 5.2%
- #f6f5f2pale yellow · 4.3%
- #324c4fcyan · 2.2%
- #55514edark grey · 2.2%
Altered States (1980), shot by Jordan Cronenweth, runs natural and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#0a0b0c), covering 11.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.272 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.388 — more saturated than 90% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.385 — brighter than 29% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Altered States page →
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