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Nosferatu the Vampyre (Nosferatu Phantom Der Nacht) poster

Nosferatu the Vampyre (Nosferatu Phantom Der Nacht) (1979) colour palette

Directed by Werner Herzog · Shot by Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

Nosferatu the Vampyre (Nosferatu Phantom Der Nacht) (1979), shot by Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein, runs heavily desaturated and balanced, measured across 61 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2d2d2b), covering 13.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

balanced

0.12 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

heavily desaturated

0.179 — more saturated than 16% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.403 — brighter than 42% of ranked films

Measured across 61 frames. See the frames on the Nosferatu the Vampyre (Nosferatu Phantom Der Nacht) page →

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