Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Clip of the week: GLADIATORS 7 (1962)

Richard Harrison vs barbarians/Vikings 



1 comment:

Anonymous said...

A question on Peplum 'arena crowd' scenes:
What technique is being used here specifically when the camera first pans up to reveal the spectators? I always thought matte paintings or background drops always required a static camera. Only the later longshots of the 'crowd' show some movement in the bottom row and of course that guard up top. Great action clip, good close-ups, mainly filmed from below and above to avoid having to show the crowd.

Previous PeplumTV review of the film:
https://www.peplumtv.com/2022/12/musings_22.html