The Dead Zone (1983) colour palette
Directed by David Cronenberg · Shot by Mark Irwin
- #302f2cdark grey · 7.4%
- #141514near black · 6.8%
- #504f4cdark grey · 5.8%
- #f5f6f6near white · 4.6%
- #a69a90mid grey · 4.3%
- #aaacaflight grey · 3.7%
The Dead Zone (1983), shot by Mark Irwin, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#302f2c), covering 7.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.276 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.206 — more saturated than 28% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.435 — brighter than 65% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Dead Zone page →
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