Lincoln Movie Barcode

2012 · dir. Kenneth Lonergan · 116 min · 2.39:1 · drama

Amber / Blue palette · Dark · 323 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 116 minutes of Lincoln 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 Kenneth Lonergan in 2012 and framed at 2.39:1, the drama palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.