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The Art of Tiling in Public Enemies

Tiling, or “stitching,” is the process in which multiple photographed images are placed together in alignment in order to create a smooth background. This illusion should be distortion- and parallax-free, and when used in composites, it allows the foreground element a wide range of movement. The technique was put to good use in Public Enemies, a movie that needed visual effects to be as invisible as possible. In an opening scene, for instance, John Dillinger breaks into a prison in order to bust his friends out. For the part of the scene inside the prison, ...

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