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Poltergeist colour palette

Directed by Gil Kenan · Shot by Javier Aguirresarobe

Poltergeist, shot by Javier Aguirresarobe, runs natural and balanced, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#302d2e), covering 8.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

balanced

0.128 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

natural

0.329 — more saturated than 80% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.438 — brighter than 68% of ranked films

Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the Poltergeist page →

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