The credits sequence for A Clockwork Orange uses changing background colors like red and blue to manipulate the audience's emotions and expectations, setting an unsettling tone through a blank red screen and alternating between feelings of danger and tranquility. The opening shot then introduces the main character Alex, whose unusual appearance in a top hat and fake eyelashes seems intentionally unnerving and suggests the film will feature disturbing elements outside the norm.
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2. CreditsThe words come onto the screen after about 25 seconds and there is nothing to suggest when it would happen. This could mean that you should expect the unexpected.
3. There is a blank red screen for the first 30 seconds of the credits, which suggests danger and can often be perceived as a warning.
4. The red background turns to a blue one when Stanley Kubricks (the director) name comes up. Blue could suggest calmness, tranquillity and serenity after the dangerous red.
5. The credits then go back to red. This makes the audience feel once more the danger and unease of what they felt before the blue background. This shows that Kubrick can play with your mind before the film has even started. You are introduced to Alex in the opening shot. It is a close up of his face. He is wearing a top hat and a white shirt with dungarees. Below his left eye is what appears to be fake eye lashes. His whole appearance seems unnerving, which could suggest that the film will include thins out of the ordinary.Opening Sequence