The Avengers Movie Barcode

2012 · dir. Joss Whedon · 143 min · 1.85:1 · superhero

Blue / Amber palette · Dark · 327 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 143 minutes of The Avengers 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 Joss Whedon in 2012 and framed at 1.85:1, the superhero palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.