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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension poster

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) colour palette

Directed by W.D. Richter · Shot by Fred J. Koenekamp

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), shot by Fred J. Koenekamp, runs natural and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#302f2e), covering 10.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.252 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

natural

0.329 — more saturated than 80% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.435 — brighter than 65% of ranked films

Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension page →

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