Forced perspective. Unintentional forced perspective effect in this U.S. Navy photograph. The CH-47 Chinook helicopter at left is more than eighteen feet tall and almost one hundred feet long. The Potemkin Stairs in Odessa extend for 142 meters, but give the illusion of greater depth since the stairs are wider at the bottom than at the top. Forced perspective is a technique that employs optical illusion to make an object appear farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is.
It is used primarily in photography, filmmaking and architecture. It manipulates human visual perception through the use of scaled objects and the correlation between them and the vantage point of the spectator or camera. Forced perspective in filmmaking[edit] Examples of forced perspective: A scene in an action/adventure movie in which dinosaurs are threatening the heroes.
Movies, especially B-movies in the 1950s and 1960s, were produced on limited budgets and often featured forced perspective shots. Role of light[edit] Forced perspective. 45 Creative Forced-Perspective Photography [PICS] Remember those old monster movies, the kind with giant creatures chasing after people, destroying objects wherever they go? Some of them can fit in the palm of your hand with ease. Forced perspective photography is used make us, the viewers believe that certain objects are smaller or larger than they really are. It’s the manipulation of the human visual perception; some call it optical illusions. Taking a forced perspective photo is not difficult and doesn’t require any special skills. Read Also: 100 Funny Photos Taken at Unusual Angles A Side Of Bokeh. Balanced. Beautiful Portrait. Blow. Blowing In The Wind. Catch The Time. Can I Help? Clearing The Rocks. Coffee Break. Crazy Balancing. Crushed. Crushing The Balloon.
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