"A Funny Thing" Shot Break Down- Gladiator Training

There are a mixture of long, medium, and close up shots.

 Long shots are used to show off the setting of the training camp. This establishes the scene. There are long shots of the gladiator hitting the slaves in the head, making the line get smaller and smaller, and closer to Hero. This could create suspense in the audience.

 There are medium shots with Pseudolus and the guard with a straight on angle. Focusing in on the conversation between the two, showing how dumb the guard is, and how easy it was for Pseudolus to get by; with a simple change in costume. There are medium shots of the gladiator and trainer playing into the mocking of gladiator training.

The close up are used to show the emotion in the character's faces. A close up of Hero shows his fear of getting clobbered in the head, like all the others before him. There are close ups Pseudolus when trying to get Hero's attention, which are very comical.

There is a comedic shot reverse shot of Pseudolus, Hero, and the gladiator and trainer. He is trying to save Hero, but nothing is working since Hero's eyes are shut. The gladiator is getting distracted by Pseudolus' weird faces and movement, and by then he should have already hit Hero.

 It goes back to a long shot to show Hero was saved and the Gladiator accidentally hit his trainer.

This whole scene picks fun at gladiator training, while going along with the story line with Pseudolus, very comically, saving Hero.