Cutting on a blank expression

[djkarn105]

I remember in film school a professor talking about an experiment where they intercut different scenes with a shot of a man with a blank expression on his face. Depending on what they intercut, people said they saw the man showing different emotions on his face. So if they showed a baby then the man he was expressing compassion, if they showed a war scene he was expressing anger, etc.

I'm trying to find an article or something about it, does anyone know if I'm not crazy.

 

[Rippie]

4:18 in.

 

[Sniper1154]

Here's a wiki article for you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuleshov_Effect

 

[djkarn105]

Thanks guys. I wonder how people here have reacted to this experiment. It seems to me the effect would be less pronounced on today's more sophisticated audiences.