Michel Gondry - Camera Trick

One of the many camera techniques Michel Gondry uses for "special effects". Use of perspective can make the person in front look a lot bigger than the person in the back.
From special features of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Uploaded for a project.

[@eastwood1]

i like the way gondry uses basic camera techniques in clever ways to get effects which look professional. hes a genius!

[@theadventuresofsteviev4047]

qué pena que no hayan más maestros actualmente como Michel... una verdadera pena.

[@judgeberry6071]

Gondry did fantastic work on the music video for 'Let Forever Be' by The Chemical Brothers.
One of the best music videos I have ever seen.

[@MillennialMcGuyver]

I freaking love Gondry.

[@Gee-xb7rt]

the table is the illusional prop -- the cabinets are all uniformly huge -- notice m gondry has to make quick jumps to the back of the table in what would be 2 steps -- like 4-5 ft. for the average kitchen table. the way the table is elevated in the back so you can roll oranges down it -- i think that is the best evidence. the back of the table is much larger than the front.

[@smellmyfingers1]

I think you'll find it's called "forked perplexive"

[@derekmirandatunes]

one of my favorite films, i love his vision

[@djfunparty]

haha no, it's a perspective illusion. The room (made of wrong shaped items & a backdrop) has been set up so all the elements look normal from the point of view of the camera. They have been skewed dramatically, yet their corner pins still align to the perspective lines coming directly from the camera. move the camera anywhere else and everything would look very wonky.
"Puzzle world wanaka" has a room like this people can play in, search for that if you still need examples to understand.

[@mindstormmaster]

What a fantastic set! I would love to be there.

[@thorduering]

Look at 0:42 and the table's back feet which are taller than those in the front. :)
I like it that you put some bits of sounds from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind :).

[@RichardKleiner]

@LISdafreestyler the term you are looking for is called "Forced perspective"

[@indyFERente]

es alucinante
lo de Gondry,
es el puto amo y asi deberían de reconocerselo,
que no creo que lo este, suficientemente.
cada video que hace consigue emocionarte, y pensar joder como lo consigue!!

[@fastertrackcreative]

how long is that table I wonder

[@RobBob555]

would it not be easier just to get a small person to sit under a normalsize table ? :)

[@agentm00se]

where is this clip taken from please?? i wanna see the whole thing :)

[@gijoe1977]

Forced Perspective is always fun to watch

[@52ofem]

The Ames room is only an example of this effect. Forced perspective may not have been invented by Gondry, but he sure uses it well.

[@Crasterius]

Welcome to "Why is this in my feed?"

[@erickcamarillo3743]

from where this footage is this taken?

[@AirNikeNick23]

The camera trick is that the room is like that.
I guess a better way to say it is "Perspective Trick"

[@wildboi2000]

hey how did u do this i like dat effect

[@randomcreator28]

how did you do that

[@sencerungor7198]

OG Video

[@parikjan]

pause at 0:42 notice that the refrigerator, stove, and everything else is huge.. thats the trick

[@fauvier3899]

it's called the Ames Room

[@Sarafara7]

Sooooo how did he do it!!!!

[@rikyteresabanks]

i love this man!!!

[@dandyboy1]

@LISdafreestyler No the room is taller at the other side.

[@camillegomez1835]

“hey, how’s it going?”

[@lostiljon]

this is done in very cool way :)

[@thorduering]

Oh, and I forgot to mention, the table itself give sthe impression that it is squared but it has at least 2 meters in lenght. The fridge is on some kind of a higher base, but when the guy is in front, the fridge looks normal in size. I guess you can all figure out the rest! :)
YES, the perspective is great!

[@Lautangerine]

AWESOME AWESOME!!

[@oxxgEoRgIexxo]

thats so cool

[@nathanjamesm]

he uses these same tricks in his new film Tokyo!

[@cyborgtroy]

Trippy.

[@Psychopat12]

where? i saw no such trick in that specific talkie! TELL ME NOW RUFFIAN LEST I GUFFAW!

[@wildfigr]

ESTE EFECTO ES EL DE ETERNO REPLANDOR DE UNA MENTE SIN RECUERDO

[@befrey]

i didn't expected that xD

[@jed37jed]

i think the title must be "illusion" rather than camera trick

[@ameera14]

cool

[@storyslots]

@AirNikeNick23 specifically, forced perspective

[@smellmyfingers1]

Damned auto correct, make that "forced perspective"

[@matt036]

I think what you might actually have been referring to was an Ames Room, right?

[@dedalus20101]

tres beau!

[@fetchseason3rocks]

lol before he ran back there, i didnt expect ANYTHING lol

[@Psichedelicat]

aah incredibile o_o

[@king.raccoon]

@LISdafreestyler It's called "Forced Perspective."

[@Coohopper]

@LISdafreestyler It's called Forcing Perspective.

[@pathophysiologyofwar]

@agentm00se eternal sunshine of the spotless mind.

[@BearWindAppleyard]

"forced perspective" i think

[@dandypajamas]

WTFFF MY HEAD JUST DIVIDED BY ZERO

[@netiMD]

i had to fully turn up the volume of windows to hear something^^

[@arenaflamita]

perspectiva...los objetos de atras son mas grandes de lo que parecen

[@somegreatone]

It's called the Ames Room and it ain't invented by Gondry.

[@havok1245]

its called forced perspective

[@gdomantic]

It was fraking awesome:D but not that hard to make:] just use laser pointer to level every part of the installation:]]

[@gaahxbrielle]

oh mah gahd.

[@thereviewerisback]

guandhi did it

[@smellmyfingers1]

Forced perspective

[@cineprep]

Force Perspective. Nice vid tho!

[@hakansson20]

so easy to do!!!!!

[@UnitedDiscord]

@Leprutz Well, no one's askin' you to watch his stuff, amigo. :)

[@villain42]

no, these DON'T LOOK professional. these ARE professional. :)

[@Ramezml]

it's just an optic ilusion

[@Sakimonk]

LOL

[@AirNikeNick23]

:facepalm:

[@JustPlainAwfulStreams]

nobody cares