To dive deeper into the colors used in films new and old, a Twitter account under the name Cinema Palettes takes a still from a movie and pulls out a color palette based on the scene captured. This color palette is presented below the selected frame, giving us a better visual upon which to break down the film’s mood based on known color theory principles.
As of this writing, the account has 256 screenshots and accompanying color palettes displayed; everything from the 1957 Aubrey Hepburn film, Funny Face, to Ridley Scott’s 2015 space adventure, The Martian.
Browsing through the collection, it’s interesting to look at the various themes that come across when viewing a movie’s color palettes at a more macro level.
Take, for example, Wes Anderson films. Anderson is known for a very eclectic visual approach to movies, but upon looking at the palettes for his movies Moonrise Kingdom and The Royal Tenenbaums, it becomes even more obvious just how bright and diverse his scenes are.
Below, we’ve gathered some of our favorite palette collections so far:
The Revenant (2015) dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu pic.twitter.com/pmKaXyjkjU
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) March 5, 2016
Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013) dir. Abdellatif Kechiche pic.twitter.com/T7HijS4fl9
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) February 21, 2016
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) dir. George Miller pic.twitter.com/miHozaeTec
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) January 17, 2016
The Hateful Eight (2015) dir. Quentin Tarantino pic.twitter.com/N4ddqGFQKZ
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) January 15, 2016
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) dir. Wes Anderson pic.twitter.com/m5pxvMuNMb
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) January 11, 2016
The Shining (1980) dir. Stanley Kubrick pic.twitter.com/QLvHoPrOo6
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) March 12, 2016
Spirited Away (2001) dir. Hayao Miyazaki pic.twitter.com/hGsSIPZWKw
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) April 10, 2016
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) dir. Terry Gilliam pic.twitter.com/SbFoPsKyVs
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) May 3, 2016
Lost in Translation (2003) dir. Sofia Coppola pic.twitter.com/xnlrVcIlCW
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) May 17, 2016
The Blues Brothers (1980) dir. John Landis pic.twitter.com/zvTb92nnVQ
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) May 16, 2016
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) dir. Wes Anderson pic.twitter.com/90Dh7oER0o
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) May 9, 2016
Finding Dory (2016) dir. Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane pic.twitter.com/lT3MfWmJRa
— CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) November 10, 2015
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