Kuleshov on Film: Writings by Lev Kuleshov Lev Vladimirovich Kuleshov, Ronald Levaco
Publisher: Univ of California Pr

The Kuleshov effect is a film editing technique that can be credited to the Russian filmmaker Lev Kuleshov. Lev Kuleshov and also Sergei Eisenstein were two film makers (both Russian) to really step this up. Classically, it's basically what editing is about in film; you create meaning by placing shots next to each other and then watch as they influence each other. During the 1920's Lev Kuleshov was among the first to theorise that the essence of cinema was the editing of a film, the juxtaposition of one shot to another. For instance, Russian filmmaker Lev Kuleshov developed early theories on the effect of editing and the juxtaposition of images in sequence. He screened a short film of still images for an audience. Some are too long, others are thankfully brief, but they all employ classical film narrative techniques to some degree. As a lifelong film geek and a current programmer for the Seattle International Film Festival, I've seen the good, the bad, and the ugly (generally, as well as the Sergio Leone classic). The Kuleshov effect is a film editing technique that was recognised and demonstrated by Russian filmmaker Lev Kuleshov between 1910-1920 during his montage experiments. The Kuleshov effect is a film editing effect demonstrated by the Russian filmmaker Lev Kuleshov in the 1910's and 1920's.