KONSTRÜKTİVİST MANTIĞIN SİNEMADAKİ ETKİLERİ: KULESHOV Article DENEYİ ÜZERİNE BİR İNCELEME
THE EFFECTS OF CONSTRUCTIVIST LOGIC IN CINEMA: A STUDY ON THE KULESHOV EXPERIMENT

Summary/Abstract: Constructivism, as an art movement born from the mechanical logic of the Industrial Revolution, primarily aimed to reflect modern industrial society and urban space. This movement also reflects a mindset that encourages people to adapt to mechanization, time management, and shaping everything based on subjectivity and individuality. Cinema, on the other hand, is the process of organizing narratives through the use of time and space. Combining these two disciplines has had a significant impact, shaping the visual storytelling power of cinema and influencing audience perception. The clear formal structure that Constructivism focuses on, emphasizing simplicity and economy of organization, remains dominant elements in the visual storytelling and production of cinema. Lev Kuleshov's famous experiment, known as the Kuleshov Effect, adopted Constructivist thought as an important foundation. This experiment is based on the assumption that the meaning of the image viewers see is formed in relation to the preceding and succeeding images. Avant-garde movements before Constructivism treated the artwork as a structure; however, for the first time, Constructivism operated with an understanding that aimed to build a new society by reducing it to parts and transforming the artist into an engineer constructing objects. For Constructivists, effective existence is the highest form of beauty to be attained. The artist adheres to the principles of precision and objectivity, moving away from complexity through structural arrangements, aiming for a simple, orderly, and functional aesthetic approach. In this study, the Constructivist logic of the era is explained with a focus on Lev Kuleshov’s films and writings. Thus, it is intended to provide a deeper understanding of the roots of cinematic art and current perceptions of film viewing.

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