Kuleshov effect

noun

A mental phenomenon by which viewers derive more meaning from the interaction of two sequential shots than from a single shot in isolation.

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Meanings

nounKuleshov effect (plural Kuleshov effects)

plural Kuleshov effects

  1. broadcastingA mental phenomenon by which viewers derive more meaning from the interaction of two sequential shots than from a single shot in isolation.

Origin

Demonstrated by Soviet film-maker Lev Kuleshov in the 1910s and 1920s.

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