rear projection

noun

, Movies.

1. the projection of filmed action or stills on a translucent screen in front of which actors are lit and filmed: used to simulate an outdoor or location background in the studio.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rear projection¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

As a child, he and his older brother, Antonio, would turn their parents’ home into a makeshift haunted house, where they’d use stop-motion animation and rear projection to make scary figurines move.

From Los Angeles Times

Henry goes on a drive assisted by old-school rear projection.

From Los Angeles Times

“As Christmas chortles atop an all-terrain vehicle while wielding a .50 caliber weapon, it looks like the whole thing could have been shot with rear projection, the green-screen work is so shoddy,” Walsh writes in her review for Tribune News Service.

From Los Angeles Times

As Christmas chortles atop an all-terrain vehicle while wielding a .50 caliber weapon, it looks like the whole thing could have been shot with rear projection, the green-screen work is so shoddy.

From Los Angeles Times

There are 20 motorized lifts in the white oak stage, a Walker Technical digital organ, a retractable film booth, a built-in film screen and capability for rear projection.

From Seattle Times