Kuleshov Effect
In viewing the Kuleshov technique audience think the expression changes, but the expression actually stays the same.
Lev Kuleshov took unedited footage of a completely expressionless face and intercut it with shots of three objects: a bowl of hot soup, a dead woman lying in a coffin, and a little girl playing with a teddy bear.
When the filmed sequences were shown to audiences, they responded as though the actor's face had accurately portrayed the emotion appropriate to the intercut object. This is what is known as the Kuleshov Technique.
This was another huge leap in the power of film to evoke emotion in the audience - To control what was understood. Another form of montage this is sometimes referred to as psychological editing.
Read more: https://nofilmschool.com/Kuleshov-effect-definition
Lev Kuleshov took unedited footage of a completely expressionless face and intercut it with shots of three objects: a bowl of hot soup, a dead woman lying in a coffin, and a little girl playing with a teddy bear.
When the filmed sequences were shown to audiences, they responded as though the actor's face had accurately portrayed the emotion appropriate to the intercut object. This is what is known as the Kuleshov Technique.
This was another huge leap in the power of film to evoke emotion in the audience - To control what was understood. Another form of montage this is sometimes referred to as psychological editing.
Read more: https://nofilmschool.com/Kuleshov-effect-definition
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