forced perspective
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It’s a type of forced perspective, invented by cameras and normalized through the omnipresence of television.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
Forget forced perspective tricks; this is a full-scale mini city complete with multiple eateries, elegant shops, wind-torn tapestries and domed palaces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025
How did you make the forced perspective shots work?
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
Lemercier even appears as the budding musical prodigy at ages 5 and 12 — achieved through some CGI and a camera trick called forced perspective.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2022
Lesley Roy and her song Maps had a unique staging where she appeared to be running through books and trapped in an origami forest with forced perspective making her part of the scene.
From The Guardian ● May 22, 2021
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