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back projection

n. (context film English) A cinematic technique in which live action is filmed in front of a screen on which the background action or a background scene is projected.

Usage examples of "back projection".

One third had the e split door to the outer world (back projection of the stable yard), one portion contained a manger and water bucket.

Condensation was forming on the windscreen and the crane swung its skeletonic arm through the floodlights insubstantially, like a back projection on frosted glass.