"front projection" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: front projections [plural]
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  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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Film
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