P3D Re: Window Violations

[Paul Talbot <ptww@xxxxxxxxx>]

Andrea asked:

> >> Does anyone have an example of intentionally violating the window

> >> (as opposed to coming through the window) for a specific effect.

I said:

> >I don't think I have any, but I have seen a DrT slide that uses a
> >window violation to great effect.  He can describe it for us, or
> >with his permission I can.

and  DrT responded:

> You have my blessing Paul! (I don't know which slide you are refering
> to.)
> 
> But I was thinking that the bottom or top side violations are much
> easier to deal with and some time can be used for effect, for example
> when you have a lake or sea scene with water very close to the camera
> and you let the water "flow" out of the screen and into the room.

That's true, George.  I have seen some interesting water window
violation shots like that.  But the one that first came to mind
was a shot you took from the top of a slide at a playground or
fair, looking down the slide.  The slide had large, curved handles
at the top of the ladder, and those were included as the nearest
object in the scene.  They were mounted inside the window, adding
a greater feeling of depth to the scene.  Although the handles did
touch the bottom frame of the window, resulting, technically, in
a window violation, the effect was excellent.  The bottom of the
stereo window looked like it was closer to the observer than were
the other three sides of the window, which often is the case with
a violation of a horizontal window edge.

Paul Talbot


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