Elf Movie Barcode

2011 · dir. J. Halvorsen · 131 min · 2.00:1 · drama

Green / Red palette · Dark · 323 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 131 minutes of Elf 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 J. Halvorsen in 2011 and framed at 2.00:1, the drama palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.