The Kuleshov Effect

The Kuleshov Effect is a technique used in film that was started by Soviet filmmaker Lev Kuleshov in the 1910’s and 1920’s and essentially what it means is that the relationship between two shots can relay more emotions and feelings to a reader then two isolated shots. The most common example used in this the man with the bowl of soup, a child in a grave and a woman lying on a couch. The man is carrying a neutral expression that on it’s own wouldn’t tell the audience anything but when it is put with the other shots the audience infers various feelings and tones depending on the shot, for example when the man was paired with the soup it looked like he was hungry.

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