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Conspiracy Theory (1997) colour palette

Directed by Richard Donner · Shot by John Schwartzman

Conspiracy Theory (1997), shot by John Schwartzman, runs muted and balanced, measured across 214 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f2e2d), covering 11.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

balanced

0.24 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.201 — more saturated than 25% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.426 — brighter than 59% of ranked films

Measured across 214 frames. See the frames on the Conspiracy Theory page →

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