Need some pointers on creating a simple opening cutscene.

Hey guys, I am creating a simple endless runner and have got it to a point where the gameplay loop is pretty much there (aside from some tweaking).

Instead of a normal menu, I have an intro/upgrade scene where the player runs off to the right and into the game scene, to start the game. To make this more seamless, I want a small cutscene to happen before the gameplay starts, upon entering, so that it looks like the player runs out from the left side of the screen.

Obviously the game scene starts straight away with the endless runner gameplay loop, so what would be the best method to create a custcene before hand to preempt the start of the gameplay. I was thinking of duplicating the game scene to create a "cutscene version", creating the cutscene with Timeline and then loading the actual game scene, but unsure if this is the most efficient way to do it going forwards.

Thanks in advance!


This is the upgrade/intro scene.


It goes directly into this scene.