Movement Review

Training montages help a lot when it comes to creating the best camera movement. With Rocky that’s exactly what we get. Running through the city of Philadelphia allowed for great camera movement with cranes, dollies, and hand held. As rocky runs through the city we get to see all these great camera movements utilized. Being side by side while Rocky gets ready for the biggest fight of his life is a great feeling but when we get in the ring with Rocky and Apollo we get to see what it’s like to fight the greatest.

            Close up shots are used a lot during fight sequences and the slight movement of the camera lets us feel like the fighter in the ring. For a brief moment in time we get to feel like Rocky Balboa. We also get to feel like we are the coaches at ringside moving back and forth as the fighters move around the ring. My personal favorite is the slow motion shots incorporated during the fight. We get to see and feel the moment of impact as the arms and fists cut across the screen.

            Camera movement is a big deal in action movies. But in a closed quarters fight it’s even more important to make the viewer feel like they are involved in the fight. From the training to the actual fight we get to be moving around with Rocky as he tries to go the distance.