Clayface Leans on Old-School In-Camera Wipes
Clayface is an R-rated body horror that follows the shape-shifting Batman foe. It comes from director James Watkins and a story by Mike Flanagan.
A lot of it is in camera, with plenty of in-camera wipes; the approach was old-school.
In the nightclub scene, the aim was to give the audience permission to enjoy the payback before it goes too far.
AI-generated discussion · Different perspectives
The in-camera wipes are a stubborn, satisfying choice for a shape-shifter: you can feel the cut, and that half-second of stagecraft is part of the fun.
The risk is that the method becomes the review. A lot of it being in camera tells us how it was made, not whether it works.
The more interesting test is tonal: the nightclub scene was meant to let the audience enjoy the payback before it goes too far. That is a better measure than technique for its own sake.