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The Cell (2000) colour palette

Directed by Tarsem Singh · Shot by Paul Laufer

The Cell (2000), shot by Paul Laufer, runs natural and balanced, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and orange. The single most common colour is near white (#f6f5f7), covering 8.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

balanced

0.164 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

natural

0.343 — more saturated than 83% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.484 — brighter than 90% of ranked films

Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Cell page →

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