Creative Students, For all of our history, humans have been fascinated with representing our experiences and

world in art. From the flowing lines of the cave paintings of Lascaux to the rigid and flat figures in the Romanesque art of Medieval Europe, mankind has struggled to translate our three-dimensional vision to a two-dimensional medium. It was not until the Renaissance, however, when figures like Ghiberti, Brunelleschi, Donatello, and Da Vinci infused their art with knowledge of optics, geometry, and painstaking observation, that we succeeded. This year, to honor the six-hundred-year anniversary of Brunelleschis revolutionary discovery of onepoint perspective in the lines of Florentine buildings, the Arts and Letters Live Association of Dallas invites you to take part in our Tricking the Eye: Optical Perspective in Media festival and competition. This festival will celebrate mankinds achievements in understanding the mathematics and science of our vision and our abilities to appeal to or disorient the eye in art. Entry Requirements: Film: Though CGI is a popular method for special effects today, optical tricks are frequently used to portray something as larger or smaller than it really is. Film entries must follow these guidelines... 10 to 15 minutes in length a written script to be submitted with the film. Include scene directives. uses at least one scale model of a structure to give the illusion of a large structure at a distance at least one character that appears larger or smaller than the others using forced perspective at least three multi-sized prop replications to enhance the prior effect Photography: Much like film, still photographs can utilize optical illusions to distort an image in the eyes of a viewer. Photography entries must follow these guidelines... At least ten photographs in the series, though the content can be any combination of the following effects The use of forced perspective to make one figure seem larger or smaller than they truly are in a controlled setting (like a studio or other room that you control the set and props of) At least three multi-sized props to enhance the prior effect The use of forced perspective to confuse visual cues about the size of objects in an uncontrolled environment (the outside world) The use of forced perspective to disorient the direction of the environment in the photograph Two-Dimensional Art: Optical illusions in two-dimensional art, like painting or drawing, is often used to give the impression of depth and three-dimensions. Two-Dimensional art entries must include... At least four canvases or other flat surfaces, larger than 8 x 10, in the series, which must demonstrate the following effects, one for each canvas: One-Point Perspective Two-Point Perspective Three-Point Perspective The use of foreshortening and other visual cues to force the viewer to try to make sense of an impossible geometry. In addition, each entry must be accompanied by a Making Of feature. This may be in a picture book or film format. All Making Of features must include... A clear explanation of geometric similarity and scale and how it relates to each illusion used

10 to 20 pages for a picture book, 5 to 7 minutes for film For film and photography entries specifically: a deconstruction of the forced perspective showing the true sizes of the subjects and props used and a explanation of how the size and location of each item or person was chosen. diagrams of each illusion to scale, documenting the distance between objects, people, and the camera as well as an analysis of camera angle in each scene For 2D Art entries specifically: sketches or photographs of the finished canvases with guiding angles drawn, clearly showing the vanishing points present in each Justification for the placement of each vanishing point as it relates to angles, similarity, horizon, and viewpoint. A description of the geometric techniques used in the disorienting canvas

Entries are due by DATE. Presentation and judging will occur on DATE at TIME. We look forward seeing your contributions!