front projection

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English[edit]

In the front projection technique the background is projected onto a two-way mirror, which reflects the image onto a highly reflective surface

Noun[edit]

front projection (countable and uncountable, plural front projections)

  1. (film) A cinematic technique in which live action is filmed in front of a highly reflective screen, so that the background image is projected onto both the performer and the screen with the help of a one-way mirror angled at 45 degrees.
    Coordinate term: back projection

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