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Michael Collins poster

Michael Collins (1996) colour palette

Directed by Neil Jordan · Shot by Chris Menges

Michael Collins (1996), shot by Chris Menges, runs natural and cool, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2d2e2e), covering 8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.

Warmth

cool

-0.333 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

natural

0.325 — more saturated than 79% of ranked films

Luminance

dark

0.348 — brighter than 9% of ranked films

Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Michael Collins page →

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