Alien Movie Barcode

1979 · dir. Ridley Scott · 117 min · 2.35:1 · sci-fi

Teal / Green palette · Very dark · 331 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 117 minutes of Alien 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 Ridley Scott in 1979 and framed at 2.35:1, the sci-fi palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.