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Chappie (2015) colour palette

Directed by Neill Blomkamp · Shot by Trent Opaloch

Chappie (2015), shot by Trent Opaloch, runs natural and balanced, measured across 71 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2d2e2f), covering 9.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

balanced

0.152 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

natural

0.316 — more saturated than 77% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.427 — brighter than 59% of ranked films

Measured across 71 frames. See the frames on the Chappie page →

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