The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Movie Barcode
1974 · dir. Tobe Hooper · 83 min · 1.85:1 · drama
Amber / Gold palette · Dark · 326 stripes
This movie barcode compresses all 83 minutes of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 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 Tobe Hooper in 1974 and framed at 1.85:1, the drama palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.
About this filmv
A group of friends on a road trip falls prey to a family of cannibals in rural Texas. The film focuses on the raw terror of being hunted in a hot, isolated environment. The visuals are grainy and washed out, using dusty yellows and harsh sunlight to feel like a heat stroke.
Key colours
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Film details
- Release year
- 1974
- Director
- Tobe Hooper
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85:1
- Average shot
- 4.8s
- Genre
- drama
Categories
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