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Step by Step: Anamorph

Visual effects can be crucial in depicting a story's key idea, and IFC Films' Anamorph is a case in point. Even the title of this thriller refers to the effect of anamorphosis, a painterly technique that produces an image that seems distorted when viewed straight on, but which appears correct when seen from an oblique POV. Director Henry Miller plays with this idea in Anamorph to show how a detective (played by Willem Dafoe) comes to understand clues that a serial killer has embedded within works of art. To visualize these “aha!” moments on film, ...

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