The Kuleshov Effect

The Kuleshov Effect is a film editing (montage) effect demonstrated by Russian filmmaker Lev Kuelshov in the 1910s and 1920s.

Concerning emotional resonance in cinema the Kuleshov Effext is an important concept. It rests on the theory of montage and the effect that film editing has on evoking emotions from a viewer.It is not simply the content of a scene or the expression on the character's face, but the way in which images are cut together can induce a feeling from the audience.

Below is a clip of the Kuleshov effect.

In our trailer we have used this in several ways. One scene when the Kuleshov Effect is shown is when the boy is taking drugs again the wall, the smoking scene and the running scene. All of these were not filmed in Brighton but due to the miss-en-scene, such as props and costuming, it gives the illusion that he is in Brighton.