"Clone" is the horror opening title sequence I enjoyed the most out of all I watched. The sequence was shot in a studio, where the students were able to set up some sort of laboratory and use gel lighting to create mystery. That's what caught my eye from the very beginning. The shadows, an apron covered in blood, a corpse, beakers with weird substances all set the horror genre of the film from the very first seconds.
This sequence didn't have any dialogues or overwhelming soundtracks (a scary slow paced tune was quietly playing in the background). As a result, the audience was introduced to the narrative gradually, not thrown into the plot straight away. Moreover, there was not a lot of action going on, the editing was relatively slow paced, even though the atmosphere was tense. The part where the boy looks at the implant and reveals his face was so clever, in my opinion. The viewers can notice that the boy looks like the person on the screen behind him, which makes the scene intriguing and, undoubtedly, interests the audience.
It's also important to mention, that a lot of close-ups were used in this sequence. The viewers were introduced to the narrative mainly through this type of shots, which made them feel more engaged in the action. As I already mentioned in the previous post, from my point of view, close-ups work better than other types of shots.
Finally, the editing was unconventional, which made the sequence unique. Although, the first part of the scene was created using straight cuts, the second part, where the viewers are introduced to the titles, is filled with reverse motion and pans, that crossfade with extreme close-ups, for example. The audience, therefore, doesn't get to know the main characters well enough yet, but can already understand what the setting is like, what genre is set and what will the main idea of the movie be (cloning people, probably a dystopian horror/thriller).
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