The Machinist Movie Barcode

2004 · dir. Brad Anderson · 101 min · 2.39:1 · drama

Green / Amber palette · Very dark · 327 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 101 minutes of The Machinist 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 Brad Anderson in 2004 and framed at 2.39:1, the drama palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.

About this filmv

A thin shop worker who has not slept in a year begins to doubt his own sanity as he sees strange things. The story deals with deep guilt and how the mind can hide dark secrets from itself. The film looks very cold and washed out, using lots of grey and sickly green tones.

Key colours

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Film details

Release year
2004
Director
Brad Anderson
Runtime
101 min
Aspect ratio
2.39:1
Average shot
6.0s
Genre
drama

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