Tales from the Gimli Hospital (1988) colour palette
Directed by Guy Maddin
- #020202near black · 18.9%
- #313131dark grey · 13%
- #cacacalight grey · 13%
- #8f8f8fmid grey · 12.6%
- #6b6b6bmid grey · 12.2%
- #fbfbfbnear white · 9.6%
Tales from the Gimli Hospital (1988) runs heavily desaturated and null, measured across 56 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are magenta and red. The single most common colour is near black (#020202), covering 18.9% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
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null on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.066 — more saturated than 4% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.429 — brighter than 60% of ranked films
Measured across 56 frames. See the frames on the Tales from the Gimli Hospital page →
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