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Deception by Design (2015)

None | Australia | English | 58 min
Directed by: Jonnie Morris
7.8

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. Now, the race is on for the ultimate in camouflage, invisibility, and artists are again in the frame. Using rarely seen archive, interviews with leading experts and arresting visual graphics, this quirky and energetic 1 hour documentary reveals the untold story of the art of deception in war.

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Release Date
Australia
(TV premiere)
2015-09-29
Finland
(TV premiere)
2016-11-07
Also Known As (A.K.A.)
Deception by Design
(Original title)
Deception by Design
Australia
Dazzle: The Hidden Story of Camouflage
Australia (working title)
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Parent Guide
Sex & Nudity
Unrated
Violence & Gore
Unrated
Profanity
Unrated
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Unrated
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Unrated