Prisoners Movie Barcode

1993 · dir. J. Halvorsen · 113 min · 2.39:1 · drama

Blue / Amber palette · Very dark · 333 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 113 minutes of Prisoners 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 1993 and framed at 2.39:1, the drama palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.