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Us : The Wilson Family Encounters Their Doppelgangers

Adelaide (Lupita Nyong'o) and Jason Wilson (Evan Alex) are in a room with their clones. Adelaide’s clone forces Jason Wilson and his clone to play while the clone gives her life story. Simultaneously Umbrae (Shahadi Wright) and Gabe Wilson (Winston Duke) fight their respective clones, finding crafty ways to outmatch their opponents. Eventually the family finds each other and leaves, surviving the encounter.

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accelerando , camera leading, chiaroscuro, color, crescendo, crosscutting, digital composite, dolly shot, exterior, handheld camera, high angle, interior, low angle, low-key lighting, mask, mirror shot, natural lighting, over the shoulder shot, pan, performance, performance, point-of-view shot, prop, metaphorical, rack focus, shot/reverse shot, side lighting, source lighting, stylized acting, suspense, symbolism, tilt, tracking shot, underscore

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"The Wilson Family Encounters Their Doppelgangers" in Us. Directed by Jordan Peele, Universal Pictures, 2019, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=2350

This clip was uploaded by Kinolab.org user Anthony Holly

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