The Thing Movie Barcode
1982 · dir. John Carpenter · 109 min · 2.39:1 · drama
Teal / Blue palette · Very dark · 326 stripes
This movie barcode compresses all 109 minutes of The Thing 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 John Carpenter in 1982 and framed at 2.39:1, the drama palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.
About this filmv
An American research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that can look like anyone. Trust fades as the crew grows paranoid in the frozen isolation of their base. Cold blues and stark whites dominate the screen, punctuated by sudden bursts of red blood and fire.
Key colours
#172C2D
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Film details
- Release year
- 1982
- Director
- John Carpenter
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1
- Average shot
- 6.4s
- Genre
- drama
Categories
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