Photographs like the example above aren’t magic or CG, but rather employ a technique called forced perspective. This is basically a technique “that employs optical illusion to make an object appear farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is.” Click here for more pictures. Continue reading for a video on how Lord of the Rings used forced perspective.

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