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Film uses Droste effect to show the same scenes repeating

Original: Hijinks ensue as he and his friends position the monitors to exploit the Droste effect to peer farther into the future/p

A filmmaker has staged scenes where characters position monitors so the recursive Droste effect lets them glimpse events in the future and past, with identical scenes repeating from slightly different perspectives and intervals. The footage is edited so the repetitions appear as one continuous shot. Viewers are sharing clips and praising the inventive staging and editing trick.

Why now: unclear

Droste effect

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• Hijinks ensue as he and his friends position the monitors to exploit the Droste effect to peer farther into the future/past! Thus, you see the same exact scenes repeated from slightly different perspectives at different intervals, and the film is edited to appear to be one… · Tim_Eagon@dice.camp

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