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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The star of Boots Riley’s new Prime Video series discusses astrological signs, shooting with forced perspective and his plans to become the next Clint Eastwood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 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

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