What Happened Was… (1994) colour palette
Directed by Tom Noonan · Shot by Joe DeSalvo
- #2d2d30dark grey · 15.2%
- #505052dark grey · 8.3%
- #0d0b0dnear black · 8.3%
- #d2d3cflight grey · 4.1%
- #313342deep blue · 3.4%
- #ab9391red · 3.4%
What Happened Was… (1994), shot by Joe DeSalvo, runs muted and warm, measured across 29 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are red and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2d2d30), covering 15.2% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits dark.
Warmth
warm
0.328 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.26 — more saturated than 54% of ranked films
Luminance
dark
0.362 — brighter than 16% of ranked films
Measured across 29 frames. See the frames on the What Happened Was… page →
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