forced perspective

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

Example Sentences

This way, we could move more quickly without forced perspective.

From Los Angeles Times

“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

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

Riley uses his share of classic cinematic tricks like forced perspective to show how much larger Cootie is than everyone else, but in the main, the visuals are defined by an analog edge that accentuates the fable's absurdity.

From Salon

How did you make the forced perspective shots work?

From New York Times