Island of Lost Souls (1932) colour palette
Directed by Erle C. Kenton · Shot by Karl Struss
- #050505near black · 21.3%
- #2f2f2fdark grey · 14.1%
- #8c8c8cmid grey · 12.5%
- #fbfbfbnear white · 11.9%
- #6f6f6fmid grey · 11.6%
- #474747dark grey · 11.3%
Island of Lost Souls (1932), shot by Karl Struss, is monochrome: across 65 sampled frames the palette carries effectively no colour, so its look is built from mid-key tonal range rather than hue. The single most common colour is near black (#050505), covering 21.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Colour
Monochrome
below 0.05 mean saturation
Saturation
monochrome
0.001 — more saturated than 3% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.426 — brighter than 58% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Island of Lost Souls page →
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