It is evident that this montage is a work of art because it won an Oscar award for Best Editing. This style of film effectively condenses what would usually be a long process of events, to a clip much shorter but just as important as the original shots. Some of the shots used in this clip are tracking shots, which also included panning and zooming. Others are still shots which vary between medium shots and medium close-ups, throughout the montage. Where each original shot is stitched together, sometimes two clips were filmed at the same time, but by using the straight cut technique, the audience gets to see the action from different angles and points of view.
The montage was a great way of presenting this clip since it allows for the audience to almost experience each part of the training with Rocky, as he is sweating and struggling yet still continuing. We see the progress he is making throughout the clip. The editing contributes to this as it jump cuts between different scenes of this clip, showing progress to a different time. It also shows straight cuts within the same scene which emphasises that that specific scene is important as it captures more than one angle of the shot.
The editors also added non-diegetic sound to the montage which further adds to the action of the clip and is parallel to the clip as it is fast paced music which ties in sell with the fast paced action displayed in the various components of this clip.
There are some tracking shots involved which follow the protagonist on his journey. This allows for the audience to identify with the protagonist since it is as if we, too, are embarking on this journey alongside Balboa.
