Powaqqatsi (1988) colour palette
Directed by Godfrey Reggio · Shot by Leonidas Zourdoumis
- #53504cdark grey · 5.5%
- #302e2cdark grey · 5.2%
- #d5d3cclight grey · 3.7%
- #90908emid grey · 3.1%
- #74736fmid grey · 3.1%
- #eff0efnear white · 3.1%
Powaqqatsi (1988), shot by Leonidas Zourdoumis, runs natural and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#53504c), covering 5.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.679 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
natural
0.303 — more saturated than 71% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.481 — brighter than 90% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Powaqqatsi page →
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