A Movie in a Single Image

[Riven]

Graphic designer Brendan Dawes recently created this very cool concept called "Cinema Redux" for an exhibition in the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. A computer program took a frame per second, which he arranged 60 across (so one line is one minute of film) to create a "poster" of an entire movie. This gives you a unique look at a film in one glance, an experience which can tell you a lot about a director's use of colour, rhythm and the editing process.

Check it out!
http://www.processing.org/exhibition/works/redux/

For instance, here's Alfred Hitchcock's classic Vertigo...

http://www.processing.org/exhibition/works/redux/images/vertigo.jpg

[ross2287]

That's probably the coolest thing I've seen in a while.

[CJWilkie]

that is amazing...

[Mr. Credible]

damn... that's awesome.

he ought to do more.

[Nirvana]

That is extremely impressive. :up:

[fu manchu]

wow...idk if that something i want to hang on my wall, but thats incredible.

[Body by Joker]

Flippin neato!