Miniature faking

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Miniature faking, also known as the diorama effect, diorama illusion, or the doll house effect is a process in which a photograph of a life-size location or object is made to look like a photograph of a miniature scale model. Blurring parts of the photo simulates the shallow depth of field normally encountered in close-up photography, making the scene seem much smaller than it actually is; the blurring can be done either optically when the photograph is taken, or by digital postprocessing. Many diorama effect photographs are taken from a high angle to simulate the effect of looking down on a miniature. Tilt–shift photography is also associated with miniature faking. For video sequences, a way of strengthening the miniature impression is to run the video at a higher speed than it was recorded. This appears to reduce the inertia which would normally limit the motion of large objects.

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