Editing a Documentary with Adobe Premiere Pro

The Kuleshov Effect

A course by Martina de Alba , Visual Artist

Visual Artist. Los Angeles, United States.
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About the video: The Kuleshov Effect

Overview

“Next, I will explain the Kuleshov effect. What is it? How is it used? And why? This effect draws attention to the characters—honing in on their reactions to a specific piece of dialogue. It reinforces their emotions, beliefs, and world views. These reactions are crucial in the edit. This effect can be applied to any video format.”

In this video lesson Martina de Alba addresses the topic: The Kuleshov Effect, which is part of the Domestika online course: Editing a Documentary with Adobe Premiere Pro. Learn to tell real-life stories that inspire an audience by exploring creative shooting and editing techniques, from the initial structure to the finished video.

Partial transcription of the video

“ The Kuleshov Effect In this lesson, I'll teach you the Kuleshov effect, which is a way to tell the story. The goal behind this method is to create a montage in which the combination of shots each time would evoke something different. Let's see some examples. The Kuleshov effect is an intellectual montage, which we already saw in the previous lesson. It's intended to give your characters the chance to react to an important piece of dialogue, reinforcing their emotions and beliefs. These reactions are crucial in the edit, and this effect can be applied to any film or video format. Kuleshov ...”

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Course summary for: Editing a Documentary with Adobe Premiere Pro

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (35)
  • 1234 students
  • 4 units
  • 16 lessons (2h 49m)
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    Photography & Video
  • Software

    Adobe Premiere
  • Areas

    Audiovisual Post-production, Photography Post-production, Video, Video Editing

Martina de Alba

Martina de Alba
A course by Martina de Alba

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Martina de Alba is a Spanish visual artist, currently working as a director, producer, and editor in Los Angeles. She studied graphic design in Barcelona before moving to New York City to learn video editing which combined her passions for both graphics and music. She worked as a full-time video editor at VICE Media and, in 2016, joined The Front, a female-based media company in Brooklyn. Martina later moved to Los Angeles, where she transitioned into directing and producing.

She has worked on short documentaries for The New York Times, National Geographic, CBS, Spotify, and Apple, among others, and is currently editing documentary series for Disney+, Paramount+, and MSNBC.


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Editing a Documentary with Adobe Premiere Pro. Photography, and Video course by Martina de Alba

Editing a Documentary with Adobe Premiere Pro

A course by Martina de Alba
Visual Artist. Los Angeles, United States.
Joined September 2019
  • 100% positive reviews (35)
  • 1,234 students