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The Frighteners poster

The Frighteners (1996) colour palette

Directed by Peter Jackson · Shot by John Blick

The Frighteners (1996), shot by John Blick, runs muted and balanced, measured across 28 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#31322e), covering 14.3% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

balanced

-0.06 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.213 — more saturated than 31% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.4 — brighter than 40% of ranked films

Measured across 28 frames. See the frames on the The Frighteners page →

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