Begotten (1989) colour palette
Directed by E. Elias Merhige · Shot by E. Elias Merhige
- #050505near black · 24%
- #f9f9f9near white · 19%
- #313131dark grey · 15%
- #8f8f8fmid grey · 11%
- #717171mid grey · 9%
- #4b4b4bdark grey · 8%
Begotten (1989), shot by E. Elias Merhige, is monochrome: across 20 sampled frames the palette carries effectively no colour, so its look is built from mid-key tonal range rather than hue. The single most common colour is near black (#050505), covering 24% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Colour
Monochrome
below 0.05 mean saturation
Saturation
monochrome
0 — more saturated than 0% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.451 — brighter than 77% of ranked films
Measured across 20 frames. See the frames on the Begotten page →
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