The Dynamic Frame: Camera Movement in Classical Hollywood

5.x30 Body and Soul

Chapter Six: An Art of Disclosures
Howe’s fight cinematography is gloriously flawed. In this example, we never see the star’s face, and his opponent looks blurry and occluded from view. By itself, the shot looks like an outtake. In the context of the scene as a whole, the shot evokes the feeling of “participation” that Howe had been aiming to achieve since Air Force (see 5.12).

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