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The document discusses the Kuleshov effect and an exercise to demonstrate it. The Kuleshov effect is when inserting different shots between a person's neutral or blank expression can subconsciously alter the perceived emotion or mood. The exercise has students: 1) Capture a blank expression shot of themselves 2) Take shots of objects or scenarios that may elicit emotions 3) Post the clips online and evaluate how well viewers can infer the intended emotion based on the blank expression and inserted clip.

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Kuleshov Powerpoint

The document discusses the Kuleshov effect and an exercise to demonstrate it. The Kuleshov effect is when inserting different shots between a person's neutral or blank expression can subconsciously alter the perceived emotion or mood. The exercise has students: 1) Capture a blank expression shot of themselves 2) Take shots of objects or scenarios that may elicit emotions 3) Post the clips online and evaluate how well viewers can infer the intended emotion based on the blank expression and inserted clip.

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The Kuleshov

Effect
Film techniques
The Kuleshov
experiment
The Kuleshov effect explained
Today's exercise – Step 1
• 1 Make a list of things available that might make people feel a
certain way. 
• Happy – games, food
• Sad -
• Stressed – pile of work, phone call
• Worried -
• Excited -
• Sleepy - collage
• Hungry - food
• Frightened -
List of shots
• 1 happy expression
• 1 blank expression

Blank expression.
Food
Clock
Empty wallet

Happy expression.
Someone dead
Friend waving
• Capture a (video) shot (MS or CU) of yourself with a blank expression.
Step 2
Step 3 
• Capture shots of objects/food/items/scenarios that may make you
feel a certain way using your list.

• Try to capture something for each of the emotions we listed earlier


Step 4 – Evaluate and reflect

• Post each of examples on Weebly.

• What's the story they tell?


• Why did you chose these shots?
• How successful are they are communicating
the message?
• Strengths?
• How can they be improved?
• Show your clips to your friends and families.
Ask them what you're thinking/feeling as
they watch it? Does it work? Do they think
your sad/hungry/happy/nervous?

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