Timecode (2000 film)

Timecode
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mike Figgis
Written by	Mike Figgis
Produced by	Mike Figgis Annie Stewart
Starring	Saffron Burrows Salma Hayek Stellan Skarsgård Jeanne Tripplehorn
Cinematography	Patrick Alexander Stewart
Edited by	Mike Figgis
Music by	Mike Figgis Anthony Marinelli[1]
Production companies	Screen Gems Red Mullet Productions
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing[2]
Release date	April 28, 2000 (2000-04-28)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$4 million
Box office	$1.4 million[3]

Timecode is a 2000 American experimental film written and directed by Mike Figgis and featuring a large ensemble cast, including Salma Hayek, Stellan Skarsgård, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Suzy Nakamura, Kyle MacLachlan, Saffron Burrows, Holly Hunter, Julian Sands, Xander Berkeley, Leslie Mann and Mía Maestro.^[4]

The film is constructed from four continuous 98-minute takes that were filmed simultaneously by four cameras; the screen is divided into quarters, and the four shots are shown simultaneously.^[5] The film depicts several groups of people in Los Angeles as they interact and conflict while preparing for the shooting of a movie in a production office. The dialogue was largely improvised, and the sound mix of the film is designed so that the most significant of the four sequences on screen dominates the soundtrack at any given moment.