In this episode, all is not what it seems as LeVar demonstrates optical illusions from the book by Arline and Joseph Baum. He also shows how special effects are created for television; meets artist Christian Thee, who paints trompe l'oeil, or "trick-the-eye," paintings; and shows clips of kids creating their own optical illusions as well as camouflage tricks that animals use to deceive predators.
Title | Reading Rainbow - Season 9 Episode 6 Opt: An Illusionary Tale |
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Year | 2006 |
Genre | Kids |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | PBS |
Cast | LeVar Burton |
Crew | LeVar Burton (Executive Producer), Steve Horelick (Music), Larry Lancit (Executive Producer), Larry Lancit (Supervising Producer), Cecily Truett (Executive Producer), Twila Liggett (Executive Producer) |
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First Air Date | Jun 06, 1983 |
Last Air date | Nov 10, 2006 |
Season | 21 Season |
Episode | 155 Episode |
Runtime | 30:14 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb: | 8.40/ 10 by 36.00 users |
Popularity | 38.076 |
Language | English |