Film Language Tag: rear projection

The arrangement of projector and screen such that the projected image is on the opposite side from which it is viewed — the projector is behind the screen while the audience is in front and views the image through the translucent screen. This projection method is generally not as bright as front projection. Its principal advantages are that objects standing in front of the screen, especially people, do not cast a shadow; it can be used in a well-lit space, rather than a darkened auditorium; and the projector is hidden behind the screen. These attributes make it suitable for use during production for process shots (where an actor is filmed in front of a rear projection screen showing a moving background image). Process shots have since been replaced by chromakey photography (mostly blue or green screen). Kroon, R. W. A/V a to z: An encyclopedic dictionary of media, entertainment and other Audiovisual terms. McFarland, 2014.

Films (39)

"Broadway Melody" Continued, Singin' in the Rain

The end of Don's (Gene Kelly) "Broadway Melody."

10086 Sunset Boulevard , Sunset Boulevard

After giving the repo-men the slip, Joe (William Holden) stumbles upon old Hollywood actress Norma Desmond's (Gloria Swanson) mansion.

96,000, In the Heights

Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) learns his corner-store sold a winning lottery ticket for a $96,000 pot.

Antonio's Truth, Handsome Antonio

Upon finding out that Antonio (Marcello Mastroianni) was divorced due to not consummating his marriage, his friend Edoardo (Tomas Milian) visits him.

Check In, The Halfway House

Fortescue (Guy Middleton) and Oakley (Alfred Drayton) arrive at The Halfway House.

Chickens, Bringing Up Baby

Baby (Nissa) eats some chickens on the side of the road.

Claudia, 8½

Guido (Marcello Mastroianni) sees Claudia (Claudia Cardinale) at the screen tests and informs her that she is his leading actress, but then decides to stop filming all together.

Closing Sequence, Evil Dead II

Ash (Bruce Campbell) and Annie (Sarah Berry) face off against the Evil.

Closing Sequence, The Grapes of Wrath

Ma (Jane Darwell) and the remaining members of the Joad family leave the camp in search of their next job.

DeMille's Set, Sunset Boulevard

Joe (William Holden) and Max (Erich von Stroheim) accompany Norma (Gloria Swanson) to Paramount Pictures to see what Cecil DeMille (himself) has to say about the script.

Driving to Beverly Hills, Singin' in the Rain

After Cosmo's (Donald O'Connor) car breaks down, Don (Gene Kelly) runs away from his adoring fans and jumps into Kathy's (Debbie Reynolds) car.

Ellie Meets Peter, It Happened One Night

Ellie (Claudette Colbert) and Peter (Clark Gable) meet on a bus heading to New York from Miami, Florida.

Ellie's Return to 'King' Westley, It Happened One Night

On his way to confess his love to Ellie (Claudette Colbert), Peter (Clark Gable) sees her reunited with her father (Walter Connolly) and her former husband 'King' Westley (Jameson Thomas).

Eyeless Farmer , The Birds

Lydia (Jessica Tandy) goes to the Fawcett farm and finds the local farmer dead in his bedroom with his eyes pecked out.

First Seagull Attack, The Birds

After Melanie (Tippi Hedren) leaves love birds for Cathy (Veronica Cartwright) in the Brenner home, she is attacked by a seagull. At a restaurant, Mitch (Rod Taylor) persuades Lydia (Jessica Tandy) to invite Melanie to dinner.

Fort Point, Vertigo

Madeleine (Kim Novak), apparently possessed by Carlotta, jumps into the water at Fort Point.

Homecoming, The Best Years of Our Lives

Homer (Harold Russell), Al (Fredric March), and Fred (Dana Andrews) return to their families in the fictional midwestern Boone City.

In the Church, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

The Man (George O'Brien) and the Wife (Janet Gayor) enter a church during a wedding.

Mozart Won't Help, Vertigo

In the aftermath of Madeleine's (Kim Novak) death, Scottie (James Stewart) becomes practically catatonic.

Mrs. Dietrichson, Double Indemnity

Walter (Fred MacMurray) meets Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck) for the first time while looking for her husband to renew their car insurance.

Murder, Double Indemnity

Phyllis (Barbara Stanwyck) and Walter (Fred MacMurray) execute their plan.

New Haven, All About Eve

Eve (Anne Baxter) and DeWitt (George Sanders) talk about her upcoming stage performance.

Opening Sequence, The Best Years of Our Lives

3 American soldiers--Al Stephenson (Fredric March), Fred Derry (Dana Andrews), and Homer Parrish (Harold Russell)--seek to return home after World War 2.

Opening Sequence, The Grapes of Wrath

After his release from jail, Tom Joad (Henry Fonda) catches a ride with a truck driver (Irving Bacon) as a he attempts to go home.

Opening Sequence, The Night of the Hunter

Serial killer and self-proclaimed preacher Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum) is on the run from the law.

Opening Sequence, The Seventh Seal

After returning from the Crusades, Antonious Block (Max von Sydow) begins a game of chess with Death (Bengt Ekerot).

Print the Legend (Closing Sequence), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Ransom (James Stewart) finishes recounting to newspaper editor Maxwell (Carleton Young), who rips up the written record. Ransom and Hallie (Vera Miles) return to D.C.

Reveal & Chase Scene, Chaudhvin Ka Chand

Pyare (Rehman Khan) comes to Aslam’s (Guru Dutt) house to find him and happens upon a moment between Aslam and Jameela (Waheeda Rehman), making him realize that Jameela is in fact the woman that he saw at the beginning of the film, who he thought he was marrying.