Text Depth Of Field Effect - Snippet

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<section>
	<article class="front">
    	<h2>A Rare Look Inside Pixar Studios</h2>
        <p>This year, the studio hoping for the top prize for &quot;Toy Story 3.&quot; Melena Ryzik gets a behind-the-scenes look.</p>
    </article>
    <article class="middle">
		<h2>A 23-Year-Old Steve Jobs on TV</h2>
        <p>A video surfaced online Wednesday showing a young Steven P. Jobs in an early television interview.</p>
    </article>
    <article class="back">
    	<h2>Skyscraper for the Digital Age</h2>
        <p>A new tower at 8 Spruce Street, the architect Frank Gehry's first skyscraper, is the most significant change to the Lower Manhattan skyline since Sept. 11, 2001.</p>
    </article>
</section>

body {
    background: url(images/bg.png) center top fixed no-repeat #dedede;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: #444;
}

header {
    line-height: 1.5;
}

header, section {
    display: block; /* just in case... */
}

section {
    width: 800px;
    margin: 100px auto;
    position: relative;
}

p {
    font-family: "Josefin Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 24px;
    color: #555;
    line-height: 1.5;
    margin: 0;
    display: none;
}

a {
    color: #b11d1d;
}

h2 {
    font-family: "Bebas", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-weight: normal;
    font-size: 50px;
    margin: 0 0 20px;
}

article {
    -webkit-transform: skewY(-13deg);
    -moz-transform: skewY(-13deg);    
	-ms-transform: skewY(-13deg);
    -o-transform: skewY(-13deg);
    transform: skewY(-13deg);
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    color: #000;
}

/* **********************************************
 3 Different Depths
 ********************************************** */
.front {
    z-index: 100;
    top: 30px;
}

.front p {
    display: block;
}

.middle {
    z-index: 50;
    top: 50px;
    -webkit-transform: scale(0.75) skewY(-13deg);
    -moz-transform: scale(0.75) skewY(-13deg);
    -ms-transform: scale(0.75) skewY(-13deg);
    -o-transform: scale(0.75) skewY(-13deg);
    transform: scale(0.75) skewY(-13deg);
    text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}

.back {
    z-index: 0;
    top: 0;
    -webkit-transform: scale(0.5) skewY(-13deg);
    -moz-transform: scale(0.5) skewY(-13deg);
    -ms-transform: scale(0.5) skewY(-13deg);
    -o-transform: scale(0.5) skewY(-13deg);
    transform: scale(0.5) skewY(-13deg);
    text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
}

.middle, .back {
    -webkit-transform-origin: left;
    -moz-transform-origin: left;
    -ms-transform-origin: left;
    -o-transform-origin: left;
    transform-origin: left;
    color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
}