Melvin & Howard (1980) colour palette
Directed by Jonathan Demme · Shot by Tak Fujimoto
- #2f2e2edark grey · 8.5%
- #0b0a0anear black · 5.8%
- #4f5152dark grey · 4.1%
- #8b8d8dmid grey · 3.1%
- #a7988aorange · 2.7%
- #2c384bdeep blue · 2.7%
Melvin & Howard (1980), shot by Tak Fujimoto, runs natural and warm, measured across 60 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f2e2e), covering 8.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.344 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.339 — more saturated than 83% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.422 — brighter than 55% of ranked films
Measured across 60 frames. See the frames on the Melvin & Howard page →
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