The Assassination of Jesse James Movie Barcode

1979 · dir. J. Halvorsen · 105 min · 2.00:1 · drama

Teal / Amber palette · Dark · 321 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 105 minutes of The Assassination of Jesse James 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 1979 and framed at 2.00:1, the drama palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.