The Manchurian Candidate (2004) colour palette
Directed by Jonathan Demme · Shot by Tak Fujimoto
- #100e0dnear black · 7.1%
- #352f2edark grey · 6.8%
- #31334cdeep blue · 5.2%
- #231410deep red · 4%
- #f8f6f6pale red · 3.7%
- #d4d2d0light grey · 3.7%
The Manchurian Candidate (2004), shot by Tak Fujimoto, runs muted and warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is near black (#100e0d), covering 7.1% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.409 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.257 — more saturated than 53% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.418 — brighter than 53% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Manchurian Candidate page →
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