{"id":67180,"date":"2015-11-20T12:37:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T18:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=67180"},"modified":"2015-11-20T16:31:11","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T22:31:11","slug":"7-things-filmmakers-can-learn-rocky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/7-things-filmmakers-can-learn-rocky\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Things Filmmakers Can Learn from Rocky"},"content":{"rendered":"

The story of Rocky – the movie franchise, not the character – is a great source of inspiration and wisdom for anyone interested in making films.<\/h2>\n

Top Image: Sylvester Stallone<\/a> on the set of Rocky IV<\/a> via MGM<\/em><\/p>\n

Creed<\/em><\/a>, the seventh installment of the Rocky franchise<\/a>, is about to hit theaters. Let’s take a look at how one small film used new technology, great music, and incredible editing to create one of the biggest film franchises ever. Here are 7 things filmmakers can learn from the Rocky franchise<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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I.\u00a0Montage and Propaganda Are Powerful<\/h3>\n

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\nImage via MGM<\/em><\/p>\n

The Rocky films had a huge impact on making the modern movie montage<\/a>. The first film set the tone with an iconic training montage<\/strong> that went on to be replicated in countless films, including nearly every sports film made since. Rocky<\/em> went on to win an Oscar for Best Film Editing.<\/p>\n

Outside of the first film,\u00a0Rocky IV<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>is known for an incredible amount of montages. Heck,\u00a031.9%<\/a>\u00a0of the entire film is just montages, and the movie is still awesome. The Rocky IV<\/em> montages tie closely to the original Soviet Montage Theory<\/a>.<\/p>\n