The Shepherd (2023) colour palette
Directed by Iain Softley · Shot by John Mathieson
- #2f2f2ddark grey · 22.7%
- #4f4f4cdark grey · 15.7%
- #141414near black · 7.2%
- #8f8f8bmid grey · 6.2%
- #74736cmid grey · 5.5%
- #adada8light grey · 4.1%
The Shepherd (2023), shot by John Mathieson, runs heavily desaturated and warm, measured across 117 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f2f2d), covering 22.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.462 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
heavily desaturated
0.105 — more saturated than 4% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.371 — brighter than 21% of ranked films
Measured across 117 frames. See the frames on the The Shepherd page →
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