Deception by Design
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“The untold story of the art of deception in war.”
Artists and the military might seem strange bedfellows, but painters, sculptors, photographers and set designers have played a critical but little-known role in modern warfare. Despite resistance and often ridicule, artists were recruited in both the first and second world wars to devise ways to protect troops and deceive the enemy by using their artistic skills and intimate knowledge of perspective, illusion, shadow and movement. Inspired by nature and influenced by the modernist art movements of their day, camoufleurs created bizarre decoys, dummy tanks and elaborate sets to conceal military installations. They painted thousands of ships in bold, arresting stripes and patterns to confuse enemy submarines. When war went hi-tech there was no room for artists, but over the past few decades artists have reclaimed camouflage for their work.
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Jonnie Morris Director · Rose Hesp Writer Sophie Meyrick Writer
Budget $500K · First release September 29, 2015 · Produced in Australia
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$500,000
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Jonnie & Kate Films
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Australia
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Dazzle: The Hidden Story of Camouflage
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English
Release dates
Australia · September 29, 2015
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September 29, 2015 · TV
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