Friday the 13th (1980) colour palette
Directed by Sean S. Cunningham · Shot by Barry Abrams
The main colours of Friday the 13th (1980) are deep red (#46332d), over a near-black base: a strongly warm, muted palette, measured across the film's frames.
- #34332cdark grey · 12.9%
- #100f0enear black · 10.3%
- #525149dark grey · 5.5%
- #d1d2calight grey · 3.9%
- #8b8c7amid grey · 3.2%
- #46332ddeep red · 3.2%
Friday the 13th (1980), shot by Barry Abrams, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 62 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#34332c), covering 12.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.602 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.246 — more saturated than 48% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.376 — brighter than 23% of ranked films
Measured across 62 frames. See the frames on the Friday the 13th page →
Other Friday the 13th films
The rest of the series, each measured on its own — this page is Friday the 13th (1980).
Friday the 13th Part 2
1981 · Steve Miner
Friday the 13th Part III
1982 · Steve Miner
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
1984 · Joseph Zito
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
1985 · Danny Steinmann
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
1986 · Tom McLoughlin
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
1988 · John Carl Buechler
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
1989 · Rob Hedden
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