Movie Spectra and Color Schemes

What follows is an interactive visualization of the play of color in films. Each spectrum is unique and shows a detailed overview of the color palettes used throughout a movie. A database holds information on the prominent colors in screencaps. These stills have been carefully selected, have good lighting and composition and are representive of the color palettes used in the films. Each screencap is processed in sequence and individual spectrums for each movie are generated by placing prominent colors side by side and then moving on to the next frame. Clicking on one of the vertical color stripes will lead to a page for the color where one may explore stills from that scene and also the use of that color in other movies.

Some favourites from the above pages are:

Across the Universe

color spectrum from Across the Universe

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

color spectrum from The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

2001: A Space Odyssey

color spectrum from 2001: A Space Odyssey

Amélie

color spectrum from Amélie

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

color spectrum from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

The Neon Demon

color spectrum from The Neon Demon

What Dreams May Come

color spectrum from What Dreams May Come