Fade-out during Alyx intro can be bypassed

You can bypass the fade to white when you first meet Alyx by sticking your head near the wall, but not in it. You will get the "move back" message while the combine are beating you. You can see it in 08:00 - 08:30 of this video: https://youtu.be/l_WRKKq7LcQ?t=479 Reproducible every time.