Vanishing Point

Vanishing point

A vanishing point is a point on the image plane of a perspective rendering where the two-dimensional perspective projections of parallel lines in three-dimensional space appear to converge. When the set of parallel lines is perpendicular to a picture plane, the construction is known as one-point perspective, and their vanishing point corresponds to the oculus, or "eye point", from which the image should be viewed for correct perspective geometry. Traditional linear drawings use objects with one to three sets of parallels, defining one to three vanishing points.

Vanishing Point (1971 film)

Vanishing Point is a 1971 British-American action film directed by Richard C. Sarafian, starring Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, and Dean Jagger. It focuses on a disaffected ex-policeman and race car driver delivering a muscle car cross-country to California while high on speed, being chased by police, and meeting various characters along the way. Since its release it has developed a cult following.

vanishing point

Noun

1. The point in a perspective drawing at which parallel lines receding from an observer seem to converge.
2. The situation in which, place where, or point in time when some object or phenomenon is no longer observable or notable.