Traffic Movie Barcode

2000 · dir. Michael Mann · 94 min · 1.78:1 · crime

Green / Amber palette · Very dark · 328 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 94 minutes of Traffic 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 Michael Mann in 2000 and framed at 1.78:1, the crime palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.