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Scorpio Rising (1963) colour palette

Directed by Kenneth Anger · Shot by Kenneth Anger

Scorpio Rising (1963), shot by Kenneth Anger, runs natural and balanced, measured across 26 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and red. The single most common colour is deep red (#0c0809), covering 11.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

balanced

0.14 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

natural

0.342 — more saturated than 83% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.441 — brighter than 71% of ranked films

Measured across 26 frames. See the frames on the Scorpio Rising page →

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