Empire of Sun Movie Barcode
1987 · dir. Ridley Scott · 117 min · 1.85:1 · war
Gold / Green palette · Dark · 322 stripes
This movie barcode compresses all 117 minutes of Empire of Sun 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 1987 and framed at 1.85:1, the war palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.
About this filmv
A young British boy struggles to survive in a Japanese internment camp during the Second World War. The film captures his loss of innocence and his vivid imagination. The cinematography uses wide shots of the sun and sky, often bathed in orange and golden light.
Key colours
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Film details
- Release year
- 1987
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85:1
- Average shot
- 2.6s
- Genre
- war
Categories
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