front projection

noun

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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Meanings

nounfront projection (countable and uncountable, plural front projections)

plural front projections

  1. countableuncountablebroadcastingA 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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APA

front projection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/front%20projection

MLA

“front projection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/front%20projection. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “front projection,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/front%20projection.

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