In my previous blogs I mention the interest my group and I share in creating Montage. With this is mind I decided to research a little bit more about it.

A new style of cinema began in the 20th century with Lev Kuleshov, a Soviet filmmaker whose experimentation showed the power of editing through montage. He experimented by placing a shot of an actor linked with three different subjects’ that relate to lust, hunger and sadness and shared  this with audience members. The viewers were able to interpret the actor in many different ways. This experiment also shows the power of storytelling and how quickly viewers can change their mind about something. After viewing a website I was able to find a quote from Kuleshov, he mentioned that “it was not important how the shots were taken, but how these shots were assembled.” One of our constraints is finding different camera angles while filming our short videos, however by focusing more on the assembly of our videos it could help us achieve what we want to do.

Kuleshov ‘declared montage to be the central principle that defines film as an art on its own’ (Video maker, 2016). His effect has set a tone for movies today. Where each clip can have different meanings depending on the following shot, leaving audiences in suspense and left questioning what happens next. In our project the element of variability is made apparent as audiences will be able to view our project each time on a different path through Korsakow.

We have both city and suburban videos that individuals can explore throughout our project. They can each have their own interpretation based on what come’s next. Originally we decided to create a Time lapse video of Melbourne city, however by incorporating Kuleshow effect we have decided to include the aspect of time by arranging our clips in a form of a timeline. There will be a range of videos to click on however it will not be in order making everyones experience different. What I have learnt from all this is that videos don’t have to be placed in order to make complete sense and its ok to let the audience  question and figure out what’s happening.