This part of the elaborate entrance of Cleopatra into Rome. Although the entire scene was enjoyable to watch, I found this part the most interesting. The low set camera angle is used many times throughout this scene along with various aerial shots to really capture the performance done by the Egyptians. As the horses begin to move towards the camera as the first demonstration, the camera slowly moves backwards. Even as the camera is reversing the horses close in on it and then spit around you the viewer. This was a creative way to start the whole scene, especially since real horses and riders were required for the shot. Not only were the horses and riders real but every person you can see is an extra. Orchestrating this together must have been an incredibly difficult task.
The whole parade is like an elaborate dance, not just the scenes that contain actual dancing. What I like about the scene is that the horses, seen from this angle, cover up most of the opening of the triumphal arch, so we can't really see what the riders with their fanfares are announcing. Their lavish, exotic uniforms, just like the unusually shaped fanfares, definitely promise something grandiose and exotic.
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