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

Think of it as a forced perspective: The installation calls subtle attention to all the similarly eccentric diagonal compositions in the career-defining early landscape paintings.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2023

What was it like shooting the forced perspective scenes and acting with miniatures as props?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2023

Riley makes Cootie’s situation feel claustrophobically real using practical effects, including forced perspective, which give the series a more handmade, approachable feel compared with today’s sleek, cold C.G.I. showcases.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 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