5 Centimeters Per Second Movie Barcode

2007 · dir. Makoto Shinkai · 63 min · 1.85:1 · animation

Amber / Blue palette · Balanced · 325 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 63 minutes of 5 Centimeters Per Second into a single image: every shot is averaged to one colour and laid down as a vertical stripe, left to right, opening frame to end credits. Directed by Makoto Shinkai in 2007 and framed at 1.85:1, the animation palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.