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Life of Brian (1979) colour palette

Directed by Terry Jones · Shot by Peter Biziou

Life of Brian (1979), shot by Peter Biziou, runs muted and warm, measured across 59 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#362f2b), covering 5.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.546 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.27 — more saturated than 58% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.469 — brighter than 86% of ranked films

Measured across 59 frames. See the frames on the Life of Brian page →

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