The Third dimension

Australia, 1978

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Episode number 3 of Series “Lessons in visual language”.
Introduces the idea of optical illusion, and the way it relates to our perception of depth in the two-dimensional image.

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Credits

producer

Peter Thompson

production company

AFTRS

Duration

00:07:13:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1978

Appears in

Group of items

Lessons in visual language

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

505927

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Dimensions

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Optical illusion

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Visual communication

Crafts & Visual Arts → Dimensions

Crafts & Visual Arts → Optical illusion

Crafts & Visual Arts → Visual communication

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Visual communication

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Visual communication

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Dimensions

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Optical illusion

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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