Polytechnique (2009) colour palette
Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Shot by Pierre Gill
- #fdfdfdnear white · 15.7%
- #020202near black · 15.7%
- #8a8a8amid grey · 13.9%
- #474747dark grey · 13.6%
- #cbcbcblight grey · 12.9%
- #6f6f6fmid grey · 10.7%
Polytechnique (2009), shot by Pierre Gill, is monochrome: across 56 sampled frames the palette carries effectively no colour, so its look is built from mid-key tonal range rather than hue. The single most common colour is near white (#fdfdfd), covering 15.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Colour
Monochrome
below 0.05 mean saturation
Saturation
monochrome
0.001 — more saturated than 3% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.499 — brighter than 93% of ranked films
Measured across 56 frames. See the frames on the Polytechnique page →
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