Kuleshov effect

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Kuleshov effect (plural Kuleshov effects)

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