back projection

British

noun

Also called: background projection. a method of projecting pictures onto a translucent screen so that they are viewed from the opposite side, used esp in films to create the illusion that the actors in the foreground are moving

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Ms. Wysocka’s uncluttered staging features concrete sets and lots of video, including back projection and footage livestreamed by the protagonists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Yorgos was keen to redo old cinema techniques like back projection, things he’d seen in 1930s cinematography, with a 2022 slant on it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024

Enid Love, assistant head of schools programming, proudly introduced the multi-purpose set with its magnetic map of the world, back projection screen and the possibility of staging “simple” dramatic productions.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2022

The interplay between the Russian scenes and those set in Jerusalem was superb, and the back projection and other technical bells and whistles really worked.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 18, 2013

In wider vistas, the background looks like back projection, or a process shot.

From Time ● Apr. 4, 2012

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