Hello fellow readers, for today's post I will be showing some sample clips that we would like to incorporate into our film opening. As you may know, we are making a film opening that portrays a boxer training for his upcoming fight. To accurately portray this my partner and I have conducted extensive research on the various exercise routines that boxers go through, to prepare thoroughly and effectively for their fight. According to Teradek.com in sports films, directors can show the athlete performing their given action very effectively, if the filmmaker moves with the athlete side by side, or if they use close-up action shots. Not only does this look very cool but it makes the audience feel as if they were there with the athletes.
A great example of a production that was able to show boxing training in an amazing manner was Ed Shreeran's music video for shape of you. The video uses lighting very well to show the boxer's muscles as they hit the bags, while also using amazing mise-en-scene such as lockers, mats, punching bags, and weight racks. Many quick cuts are used to show the action just as it happens in order to avoid the poor technique that many actors have and to avoid any real injury. The fast-paced cuts also match the intensity of the fighter's training. Many film articles (as mentioned above), stress the importance of bringing the camera close to the athlete making the film feel personal and real. Moreover, many sports films also use wide-angle lenses to capture the full action as it occurs. POV shots are also very common in sports films, which further contribute to the realistic, and close-up nature of the production.
Some common exercises that all fighters utilize when training are: cardio-related workouts such as jumping rope, jogging, and using battle ropes. They also train their muscles directly by lifting weights, bench pressing, performing push and pull exercises (i.e. pull-ups and push-ups), and doing neck pulls. We wanted to add as many of these training techniques as possible into our opening. Of course, this would be in addition to the boxing-related exercises that Aizen would perform throughout the video. He would hit a punching bag, a speed bag, shadow box, and even punch a head ball. I am going to show you all some sample clips that are very similar to the excessive one that I just described, one of which I myself filmed with another friend at the beach today.
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