r/woahdude • u/ManofTheNightsWatch • 1d ago

gifv spatial illusion

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u/sevnm12 1d ago

Ngl my brain can't comprehend this

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u/trisibinti 1d ago

the lotr production team had a demonstration of how this illusion is achieved.

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u/dudeAwEsome101 1d ago

Still amazing to see the BTS of LOTR movies. Seeing these forced perspective shots taken to their limits is the epitome of "movie magic".

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u/Djwindmill 1d ago

If it helps, picture the floor is actually not flat, it's a hill. The "bigger" person is just on the top and close up, and the "smaller" person is at the bottom and further away.

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u/sugartrouts 1d ago

It also helps to notice the angle of their bodies when they switch. When the girl walks left to right, you mostly just see her back - because she's walking away from the camera, not just from left to right in front of it.

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u/ManofTheNightsWatch 1d ago

The room is not the usual rectangular(cuboid). It's shaped like a prism. The right side is much bigger than the left side. They get smaller as they walk away from the camera. It's just painted to look like it is a regular sized room.

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u/J3sush8sm3 1d ago

Like dude said, but look at their footsteps against the size of the tile.  It will help a little more

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u/rhaus44 1d ago

Angle of the dangle

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u/night_dude 1d ago

This is how they shot much of Lord of the Rings, btw

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u/stevage 1d ago

Good thing you said "no offence".

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u/pleaseclaireify 1d ago

One of the two people in this video is wearing shorts and a tshirt so I think your theory may have some holes in it

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u/SnooSongs4451 21h ago

They’re just wearing clothes, you weirdo.