Hard Eight Movie Barcode

1996 · dir. Paul Thomas Anderson · 102 min · 2.39:1 · crime

Amber / Red palette · Very dark · 327 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 102 minutes of Hard Eight 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 Paul Thomas Anderson in 1996 and framed at 2.39:1, the crime palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.