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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>The site was launched on 3 January 2014 via <a href="/facts/Microblogging/f0QJUHt9">microblogging</a> service <a href="/facts/Tumblr/QRMD7RbY">Tumblr</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> It was conceived by programmer and writer <a href="/facts/John_Graham-Cumming/N5xDFBnD">John Graham-Cumming</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> to address questions around what the <a href="/facts/Source_code/o9J6Jv23">source code</a> seen in films actually does.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p><p>Graham-Cumming was inspired to create the blog by Neill Blomkamp's 2013 film <i><a href="/facts/Elysium_(film)/xKLJMn1m">Elysium</a></i>, which uses an extract from an <a href="/facts/Intel/SMF0gJJX">Intel</a> manual.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> He posted a comparison image related to the film on <a href="/facts/Twitter/VWwDNGUm">Twitter</a>, which prompted more than 500 retweets. He then created the blog.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> The site's full title of Source Code in TV and Films<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> is sometimes shortened to MovieCode,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> that being the Tumblr <a href="/facts/Subdomain/BM8N9jvH">subdomain</a>. </p><p>A companion website, <a href="https://behind-the-screens.tv/">Behind The Screens</a>, covers some of the entries on MovieCode in great detail in the form of short videos. </p> <h2 id="features">Features</h2> <p>The site's intention is to connect <a href="/facts/Screenshot/efJKoKp5">screenshots</a> to specific extracts of original code.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> The author accepts examples submitted by readers for future publication.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="reception">Reception</h2> <p>The site was reported by the <a href="/facts/BBC/qFateIz8">BBC</a> as having received more than 10,000 hits 10 days after its launch.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> </p><p>The German edition of <a href="/facts/Engadget/ssC2RXHB">Engadget</a> was noted for its web site's <a href="/facts/HTML/sSc3fT78">HTML</a> code being used in Duane Clark's 2011 TV series <i><a href="/facts/XIII%3a_The_Series/xj1Q42Ec">XIII</a></i>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a> while it was noted elsewhere that movie code is frequently taken from <a href="/facts/Web_site/SAsjJnca">web sites</a>, including <a href="/facts/Wikipedia/La2xLBFt">Wikipedia</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a> and a Canadian bank.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a> </p><p>It was noted that instead of using "random code" (which is often the case) sometimes more appropriate code is used.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a> Some cited examples are James Cameron's 1984 film <i><a href="/facts/The_Terminator/xXkApgF1">The Terminator</a></i> (using <a href="/facts/Assembly_language/7XuV0cla">assembly language</a> for the 1975<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a> <a href="/facts/MOS_6502/q9YLwkzm">MOS 6502</a> microprocessor),<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a> Eric Kripke's 2012 TV series <i><a href="/facts/Revolution_(TV_series)/heErIAqH">Revolution</a></i> (using code from Jordan Mechner's 1989 video game <i><a href="/facts/Prince_of_Persia_(1989_video_game)/JYSgASan">Prince of Persia</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a> and David Fincher's<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a> 2011 film <i><a href="/facts/The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo_(2011_film)/3SjtHKmv">The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</a></i> (using <a href="/facts/MySQL/QEEDNBDP">MySQL</a>).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Starring_the_Computer/Pdru9gqw">Starring the Computer</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Weiss, Franziska (4 January 2014). "Quelltext in TV und Film und was er wirklich beschreibt". Engadget. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="http://de.engadget.com/2014/01/04/quelltext-in-tv-und-film-und-was-er-wirklich-beschreibt/" target="_blank">http://de.engadget.com/2014/01/04/quelltext-in-tv-und-film-und-was-er-wirklich-beschreibt/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Chan, Casey (5 January 2014). "What All The Fancy Code In Movie Computer Sequences Actually Mean". Gizmodo. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/01/what-all-the-fancy-code-in-movie-computer-sequences-actually-mean/" target="_blank">http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/01/what-all-the-fancy-code-in-movie-computer-sequences-actually-mean/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Cereloz, Axel (9 January 2014). "Le code présenté dans les films a-t-il réellement un sens ?". presse-citron.net. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="http://www.presse-citron.net/le-code-presente-dans-les-films-a-t-il-reellement-un-sens" target="_blank">http://www.presse-citron.net/le-code-presente-dans-les-films-a-t-il-reellement-un-sens</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Johnson, Phil (8 January 2014). "The sources of all that code you see in TV and movies". ITworld. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="http://www.itworld.com/security/398912/sources-all-code-you-see-tv-and-movies" target="_blank">http://www.itworld.com/security/398912/sources-all-code-you-see-tv-and-movies</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Chan, Casey (5 January 2014). "What All The Fancy Code In Movie Computer Sequences Actually Mean". Gizmodo. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/01/what-all-the-fancy-code-in-movie-computer-sequences-actually-mean/" target="_blank">http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/01/what-all-the-fancy-code-in-movie-computer-sequences-actually-mean/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Links: January 2014". Waxy.org. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="http://waxy.org/links/archive/2014/01/index.shtml" target="_blank">http://waxy.org/links/archive/2014/01/index.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Cereloz, Axel (9 January 2014). "Le code présenté dans les films a-t-il réellement un sens ?". presse-citron.net. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="http://www.presse-citron.net/le-code-presente-dans-les-films-a-t-il-reellement-un-sens" target="_blank">http://www.presse-citron.net/le-code-presente-dans-les-films-a-t-il-reellement-un-sens</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Gani, Aisha (10 January 2014). "Computer code in films: hidden meanings or irrelevant nonsense?". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2014/jan/10/computer-code-in-film-movie-terminator-girl-dragon-tattoo" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2014/jan/10/computer-code-in-film-movie-terminator-girl-dragon-tattoo</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Sparkes, Matthew (13 January 2014). "Movie code reveals Iron Man was made of Lego". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10568734/Movie-code-reveals-Iron-Man-was-made-of-Lego.html" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10568734/Movie-code-reveals-Iron-Man-was-made-of-Lego.html</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Marvin, Rob (13 January 2014). "Programmer debunks source code shown in TV and movies". SD Times Blog. Retrieved 14 January 2014. <a href="http://sdt.bz/content/article.aspx?ArticleID=67573" target="_blank">http://sdt.bz/content/article.aspx?ArticleID=67573</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Kleinman, Zoe (13 January 2014). "Computer programmer cracks secrets of films' dodgy code". BBC News. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25638870" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25638870</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Johnson, Phil (8 January 2014). "The sources of all that code you see in TV and movies". ITworld. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="http://www.itworld.com/security/398912/sources-all-code-you-see-tv-and-movies" target="_blank">http://www.itworld.com/security/398912/sources-all-code-you-see-tv-and-movies</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>Love, Dylan (10 January 2014). "Here's Proof That The Computer Code Used In Movies Is Mostly Nonsense". Business Insider. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/moviecode-tumblr-2014-1" target="_blank">http://www.businessinsider.com/moviecode-tumblr-2014-1</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>Greer, Danny (13 January 2014). "MovieCode is a Fun Archive for Film Buffs and Programmers Alike". The Beat. Premiumbeat. Retrieved 14 January 2014. <a href="http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/moviecode-is-a-fun-archive-for-film-buffs-and-programmers-alike/" target="_blank">http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/moviecode-is-a-fun-archive-for-film-buffs-and-programmers-alike/</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>Cereloz, Axel (9 January 2014). "Le code présenté dans les films a-t-il réellement un sens ?". presse-citron.net. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="http://www.presse-citron.net/le-code-presente-dans-les-films-a-t-il-reellement-un-sens" target="_blank">http://www.presse-citron.net/le-code-presente-dans-les-films-a-t-il-reellement-un-sens</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"Movie code tumblr cracks the sources of code found in TV, film". Slate. Culture Blog. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/01/06/movie_code_tumblr_cracks_the_sources_of_code_found_in_tv_film.html" target="_blank">http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/01/06/movie_code_tumblr_cracks_the_sources_of_code_found_in_tv_film.html</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>Harris, Aisha (7 January 2014). "Que veulent dire les codes informatiques que l'on voit dans les films?". Slate. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="https://www.slate.fr/culture/81977/movie-code-tumblr-informatique-films-hollywood" target="_blank">https://www.slate.fr/culture/81977/movie-code-tumblr-informatique-films-hollywood</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>Kleinman, Zoe (13 January 2014). "Computer programmer cracks secrets of films' dodgy code". BBC News. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25638870" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25638870</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:19"><p>Weiss, Franziska (4 January 2014). "Quelltext in TV und Film und was er wirklich beschreibt". Engadget. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="http://de.engadget.com/2014/01/04/quelltext-in-tv-und-film-und-was-er-wirklich-beschreibt/" target="_blank">http://de.engadget.com/2014/01/04/quelltext-in-tv-und-film-und-was-er-wirklich-beschreibt/</a> <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:20"><p>Love, Dylan (10 January 2014). "Here's Proof That The Computer Code Used In Movies Is Mostly Nonsense". Business Insider. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/moviecode-tumblr-2014-1" target="_blank">http://www.businessinsider.com/moviecode-tumblr-2014-1</a> <a href="#fnref:20" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:21"><p>Chan, Casey (5 January 2014). "What All The Fancy Code In Movie Computer Sequences Actually Mean". Gizmodo. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/01/what-all-the-fancy-code-in-movie-computer-sequences-actually-mean/" target="_blank">http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/01/what-all-the-fancy-code-in-movie-computer-sequences-actually-mean/</a> <a href="#fnref:21" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:22"><p>Miller, Jennifer (7 January 2014). "What The Code Used In Computer Scenes In Movies Actually Means". Fast Company. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="http://www.fastcocreate.com/3024422/what-the-code-used-in-computer-scenes-in-movies-actually-means" target="_blank">http://www.fastcocreate.com/3024422/what-the-code-used-in-computer-scenes-in-movies-actually-means</a> <a href="#fnref:22" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:23"><p>Sparkes, Matthew (13 January 2014). "Movie code reveals Iron Man was made of Lego". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10568734/Movie-code-reveals-Iron-Man-was-made-of-Lego.html" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10568734/Movie-code-reveals-Iron-Man-was-made-of-Lego.html</a> <a href="#fnref:23" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:24"><p>Miller, Jennifer (7 January 2014). "What The Code Used In Computer Scenes In Movies Actually Means". Fast Company. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="http://www.fastcocreate.com/3024422/what-the-code-used-in-computer-scenes-in-movies-actually-means" target="_blank">http://www.fastcocreate.com/3024422/what-the-code-used-in-computer-scenes-in-movies-actually-means</a> <a href="#fnref:24" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:25"><p>Johnson, Phil (8 January 2014). "The sources of all that code you see in TV and movies". ITworld. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="http://www.itworld.com/security/398912/sources-all-code-you-see-tv-and-movies" target="_blank">http://www.itworld.com/security/398912/sources-all-code-you-see-tv-and-movies</a> <a href="#fnref:25" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:26"><p>"3rd Generation Microprocessor" (PDF). Microcomputer Digest. 2 (2). Cupertino, CA: Microcomputer Associates: 1–3. August 1975. <a href="http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/microcomputerAssociates/Microcomputer_Digest_v02n02_Aug75.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/microcomputerAssociates/Microcomputer_Digest_v02n02_Aug75.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:26" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:27"><p>Chan, Casey (5 January 2014). "What All The Fancy Code In Movie Computer Sequences Actually Mean". Gizmodo. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/01/what-all-the-fancy-code-in-movie-computer-sequences-actually-mean/" target="_blank">http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/01/what-all-the-fancy-code-in-movie-computer-sequences-actually-mean/</a> <a href="#fnref:27" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:28"><p>Love, Dylan (10 January 2014). "Here's Proof That The Computer Code Used In Movies Is Mostly Nonsense". Business Insider. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/moviecode-tumblr-2014-1" target="_blank">http://www.businessinsider.com/moviecode-tumblr-2014-1</a> <a href="#fnref:28" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:29"><p>Crockett, Rebecca (8 January 2014). "Doctor Who Among TV & Movies To Use Fake Computer Code On Screen". Kasterborous. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2014. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150906131844/http://www.kasterborous.com/2014/01/know-code-doctor-reading-dinosaurs-spaceship/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20150906131844/http://www.kasterborous.com/2014/01/know-code-doctor-reading-dinosaurs-spaceship/</a> <a href="#fnref:29" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:30"><p>Gani, Aisha (10 January 2014). "Computer code in films: hidden meanings or irrelevant nonsense?". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2014/jan/10/computer-code-in-film-movie-terminator-girl-dragon-tattoo" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2014/jan/10/computer-code-in-film-movie-terminator-girl-dragon-tattoo</a> <a href="#fnref:30" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:31"><p>Johnson, Phil (8 January 2014). "The sources of all that code you see in TV and movies". ITworld. Retrieved 13 January 2014. <a href="http://www.itworld.com/security/398912/sources-all-code-you-see-tv-and-movies" target="_blank">http://www.itworld.com/security/398912/sources-all-code-you-see-tv-and-movies</a> <a href="#fnref:31" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>