forced perspective

British  

noun

1. the use of objects or images that are larger or smaller than they should be, to suggest that they are nearer or further away than they really are

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Example Sentences

“The use of forced perspective and oversize proportions unconsciously leads the audience to think about the characters’ place in this world and to feel their emotions.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

How did you make the forced perspective shots work?

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023

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

Although Kevin Depinet delivers a striking hallway set, whose forced perspective lends a sense of scale, that design merely functions as a backdrop for Hana S. Kim’s bombastic projections.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2020

In the process, a forced perspective both shortens and lengthens the beam’s appearance, depending on where you stand.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2018