Perceptual Illusion

We are using a forced perception illusion. This illusion causes the viewer to believe that two objects are farther away/closer to or larger/smaller than they actually are. It works through the use of scaled objects and the viewpoint of the camera. Based on the way that he subject it interacted on by the environment from the viewpoint of the camera, the audience's perception is forced to make the subject seem larger or smaller. A common example of this is when tourists go to famous landmarks they orient a photo is some way to make them look like they're holding or hugging it or sitting on it. Because these landmarks are so iconic, the observer quickly realizes that the image is an illusion, but for a split second they see someone sitting on the Arc de Triomphe or snogging the Sphinx. In our project, because it looked like the red and blue man were high-fiving, the image tricked the audience into perceiving the two as the same size.