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Naqoyquatsi (2002) colour palette

Directed by Godfrey Reggio · Shot by Russell Lee Fine

Naqoyquatsi (2002), shot by Russell Lee Fine, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is near black (#050405), covering 12% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.33 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.273 — more saturated than 60% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.478 — brighter than 88% of ranked films

Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Naqoyquatsi page →

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