In an extended visual metaphor, " The Vanishing Line " suggests our lives are ruled not by high-tech equipment but by the three Fates of Greek mythology.
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That vanishing line between fact and fiction is clearly illustrated by Stoermer, who worries that lately " The West Wing " has substituted soap opera for soapbox.
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To put it simply, the vanishing line is obtained by the intersection of the image plane with a plane parallel to the ground plane, passing through the camera center.
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Monsen takes viewers along on a personal odyssey in her film, " The Vanishing Line, " an hourlong film that is part of public television's annual summer P . O . V . series, an award-winning showcase for independent non-fiction films with a distinct point of view.
