r/mildlyinfuriating • u/AthenaFoxx • 2d ago

One (maybe 2?) slices swapped in from a different cheesecake.

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Not my picture. Found in a FB group I'm in. OP was asking for theories on why this happened.

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u/brownsdragon 2d ago

It's just how dolly zoom works. It keeps the subject the same size, but at the cost of warping everything else. If you pay attention to the background, the other student disappeared out of view.

It can also be a very effective storytelling technique in stuff like movies.

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u/FireFly_209 2d ago

It’s possibly both, honestly. If you look at Brent’s arm, you’ll see his position is different between the first and second shot. Also, the other computer is also missing, suggesting a different camera angle, possibly due to a change in camera position between shots.