Ocean Waves Movie Barcode

1993 · dir. Tomomi Mochizuki · 72 min · 1.85:1 · animation

Amber / Gold palette · Balanced · 323 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 72 minutes of Ocean Waves 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 Tomomi Mochizuki in 1993 and framed at 1.85:1, the animation palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.