American Gangster Movie Barcode

2007 · dir. Ridley Scott · 157 min · 2.39:1 · crime

Blue / Amber palette · Dark · 326 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 157 minutes of American Gangster 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 2007 and framed at 2.39:1, the crime palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.