Dark City Movie Barcode
1998 · dir. Alex Proyas · 100 min · 2.39:1 · sci-fi
Blue / Amber palette · Very dark · 325 stripes
This movie barcode compresses all 100 minutes of Dark City 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 Alex Proyas in 1998 and framed at 2.39:1, the sci-fi palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.
About this filmv
A man with no memory wakes up in a city where it is always night and the buildings constantly shift. He discovers that strange beings are experimenting on humans to understand the soul. The color palette is heavy on dark blues, blacks, and sickly greens.
Key colours
#497F92
#42739B
#1E415C
#1A3E55
#333E89
Film details
- Release year
- 1998
- Director
- Alex Proyas
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1
- Average shot
- 3.8s
- Genre
- sci-fi
Categories
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