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Essential Killing (2010) colour palette

Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski · Shot by Adam Sikora

Essential Killing (2010), shot by Adam Sikora, runs muted and balanced, measured across 45 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f2f2e), covering 10.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

balanced

0.133 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.2 — more saturated than 25% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.49 — brighter than 92% of ranked films

Measured across 45 frames. See the frames on the Essential Killing page →

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