opening sequence analysis

1. Opening Sequence Analysis
Vita Pestman-Mackintosh, Sophie
Superfine, Phoebe Little

2. What is the film about?
 The short clip revolves around a dead man and his newly-
transformed clone
 The key themes/genres appear to be Mystery, Sci-Fi and
Horror
 The main question: "Why there does he want to be clone/
what are his intentions?"
 Low-key lighting
 Focused shots- intimate with the audience
 Contrastingly, the clone wears a hood and mask to cover his
identity
Realistic scary props & large quantity of props—believable
Examples of Low-Key lighting

3. Why watch more?
 Left on a cliff hanger—intriguing
 No music but you can hear him walking – ominious, secrecy, eery
 When he pulls down his mask and lifts off his hood, music starts which suggests this
part is significant
 The font of "clone" at the end it intrigues us because the "l" is a syringe and
connotes blood dripping
 The props shown at the end of the clip, during the title sequence, foreshadow what
could happen in the upcoming scenes

4. Rest of the plot?
 Why is the clone wanting to take over the original man—is he planning on taking
other people's identities? Why?
 Maybe he wants to take over the world/he's power-hungry? Once his mask and
hood come off – music starts
 Red light: warning, dangerous—foreshadows the dangerous future of the movie
 Are there more bodies stored away somewhere? Lots of blood on apron; it can't just
be from one body

5. Who are the characters? What are we
meant to feel about them?
 Main subject: Man portrays an evil character
 Audience feels suspense when looking at the male subject
 He seems like a powerful character committing a dangerous crime
 Second subject: Man lying on the bed— Evil clone man has turned himself into the
dead man
 The dead man suggests that he has qualities that the clone wants

6. Aspects which you think are good/bad in
terms of quality?
 Once the evil clone man reveals his face, it isn't immediately clear The dead man
and the alive clone-man wasn't clear straight away that they were the same person
 Maybe they could add something recognizable (a scar in the same place) to
clearly show they're the same person
 The lighting was very good quality; the contrasts of colours helped set the
thriller mood/aesthetic of the movie
The "face reveal" shot