Videodrome (1983) colour palette
Directed by David Cronenberg · Shot by Mark Irwin
The main colours of Videodrome (1983) are deep red (#251814) and deep orange (#4c392c), over a near-black base: a strongly warm, muted palette, measured across the film's frames.
- #332d2bdark grey · 11.7%
- #131211near black · 7.6%
- #544e49dark grey · 6.7%
- #251814deep red · 4.4%
- #d4d1calight grey · 4.1%
- #4c392cdeep orange · 2.9%
Videodrome (1983), shot by Mark Irwin, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 63 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is dark grey (#332d2b), covering 11.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.639 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.237 — more saturated than 43% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.401 — brighter than 40% of ranked films
Measured across 63 frames. See the frames on the Videodrome page →
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