Sin City Movie Barcode

2005 · dir. Robert Rodriguez · 124 min · 1.85:1 · crime

Amber / Blue palette · Very dark · 323 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 124 minutes of Sin City 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 Robert Rodriguez in 2005 and framed at 1.85:1, the crime palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.