The Truman Movie Barcode
1998 · dir. Peter Weir · 103 min · 1.85:1 · drama
Blue / Teal palette · Balanced · 320 stripes
This movie barcode compresses all 103 minutes of The Truman 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 Peter Weir in 1998 and framed at 1.85:1, the drama palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.
About this filmv
Truman Burbank discovers that his entire life is actually a reality television show. He tries to escape his fake hometown and find the woman he truly loves. The film uses bright, overly saturated colors to make the staged world look perfect and artificial.
Key colours
#4751BA
#4480C1
#3C7DB8
#58ABCD
#71D5C7
Film details
- Release year
- 1998
- Director
- Peter Weir
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85:1
- Average shot
- 5.8s
- Genre
- drama
Categories
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