Just in case Lockwood hasn't taught it yet, this is the Kuleshov Effect. This comes from the Soviet Theory of montage. I heard you all are working on silent films so keep this is mind. You don't need dialog or much action to control what you want your audience to feel or think. These are the examples how shots and editing can be used reveal underlying plot lines.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuleshov_Effect
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_montage_theory
Ex. Kuleshov Effect
Ex. Soviet Montage Theory
The French being French
I have definitely seen this used before, but I never realized what was actually being done. That's really interesting from both a cinematic and a psychological point of view. Cool stuff.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I love the French. They have depth and emotions. We shall be lovers.
Good God, the Kuleshov effect... I wrote my entire final paper about this and David Lynch and disordered speech last year.
ReplyDeletedamn those french and there ability to show emotion with literally no facial expressions! this will be an effect i will make sure to use in further filming projects of mine
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