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Kuleshov Effect

The Kuleshov effect is a film-editing phenomenon demonstrated by Lev Kuleshov in the 1910s and 1920s, where viewers derive more meaning from the interaction of sequential shots than from a single shot alone. In the original experiment, the same actor's expression was paired with different images—such as a bowl of soup, a coffin, or a woman on a divan—leading audiences to attribute hunger, grief, or desire to the face, illustrating montage's power in shaping interpretation. Subsequent studies have shown context can influence emotion attribution and perception of facial expression, with discussions by filmmakers like Alfred Hitchcock.

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