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Dawn of the Dead (2004) colour palette

Directed by Zack Snyder · Shot by Matthew F. Leonetti

Dawn of the Dead (2004), shot by Matthew F. Leonetti, runs natural and balanced, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#0c0f0e), covering 9.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

balanced

0.249 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

natural

0.315 — more saturated than 76% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.419 — brighter than 53% of ranked films

Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Dawn of the Dead page →

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