Stop Making Sense (1984) colour palette
Directed by Jonathan Demme · Shot by Jordan Cronenweth
- #0a0a0anear black · 19.1%
- #312f2fdark grey · 13.4%
- #d4d3d0light grey · 5.9%
- #f7f6f4pale orange · 5.6%
- #4d494adark grey · 4.1%
- #726d6bmid grey · 3.8%
Stop Making Sense (1984), shot by Jordan Cronenweth, runs muted and warm, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is near black (#0a0a0a), covering 19.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.323 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.197 — more saturated than 24% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.38 — brighter than 26% of ranked films
Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the Stop Making Sense page →
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