Blow Out (1981) colour palette
Directed by Brian De Palma · Shot by Vilmos Zsigmond
- #312f2ddark grey · 10.2%
- #0f0b0bdeep red · 8%
- #4d4d4ddark grey · 4.9%
- #d7d4cdlight grey · 3.7%
- #8e1010red · 3.1%
- #93918fmid grey · 3.1%
Blow Out (1981), shot by Vilmos Zsigmond, runs natural and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are red and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#312f2d), covering 10.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.511 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.337 — more saturated than 82% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.407 — brighter than 45% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Blow Out page →
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