The Saddest Music in the World (2003) colour palette
Directed by Guy Maddin · Shot by Luc Montpellier
- #040202deep red · 16.6%
- #fdfdfcpale yellow · 12%
- #302f2fdark grey · 10.5%
- #8d8d8dmid grey · 9.2%
- #cdcdcdlight grey · 8.9%
- #484748dark grey · 7.7%
The Saddest Music in the World (2003), shot by Luc Montpellier, runs heavily desaturated and balanced, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are blue and red. The single most common colour is deep red (#040202), covering 16.6% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
balanced
-0.03 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.172 — more saturated than 14% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.455 — brighter than 79% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the The Saddest Music in the World page →
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