Kuleshov Effect

/kjˈʊlɪʃˌʌv ɪfˈɛkt/

Kuleshov Effect

a film editing effect where a sequence of shots are edited together to create a particular meaning or emotion in the viewer

Examples

1. This classic example of the Kuleshov effect keeps us tracking his emotions, even as the camera becomes more frenzied.

2. The name's the Kuleshov Effect, much talked about by Alfred Hitchcock, very well known in the cinema world.

3. What he discovered is now known as the Kuleshov Effect, and it came to light like this: Kuleshov took a shot of a well-known Russian matinee idol named Ivan Mosjoukine staring off-camera with no expression.

4. The Kuleshov Effect suggests that viewers draw more meaning from two shots cut together, than either shot on its own.