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  2. Matte (filmmaking) - Wikipedia

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    Usually, mattes are used to combine a foreground image (e.g. actors on a set) with a background image (e.g. a scenic vista or a starfield with planets). In this case, the matte is the background painting. In film and stage, mattes can be physically huge sections of painted canvas, portraying large scenic expanses of landscapes.

  3. Glossary of motion picture terms - Wikipedia

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    B movie B-roll baby plates backlighting backlot background actor See extra. background lighting balloon light barn doors beatscript below-the-line A term derived from the top sheet of a film budget for motion pictures, television programs, industrial films, independent films, student films and documentaries as well as commercials.

  4. Translight - Wikipedia

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    A Translight or Translite is a large illuminated film backing typically used as a backdrop in the film and TV industry. The name of Translite originally came from the black-and-white display film made by the Eastman Kodak Company. Pacific Studios [1] in Los Angeles was the sole producer of Translites from about 1950 until about 1979.

  5. Rear projection - Wikipedia

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    Rear projection (background projection, process photography, etc.) is one of many in-camera effects cinematic techniques in film production for combining foreground performances with pre-filmed backgrounds. It was widely used for many years in driving scenes, or to show other forms of "distant" background motion.

  6. Bliss (photograph) - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft said they wanted not just to license the image for use as Windows XP's default wallpaper, but to buy all the rights to it. [10]: 3:37 [24] They offered O'Rear what he says is the second-largest payment ever made to a photographer for a single image; however, he signed a confidentiality agreement and cannot disclose the exact amount.

  7. Foreground and background - Wikipedia

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    Foreground-background segmentation, a method for studying change blindness using photographs with distinct foreground and background scenery; Foreground detection, a concept in computer vision to detect changes in image sequences; Foreground and background in photography and cinematography, a principle important for Depth of field, the distance ...

  8. Front projection effect - Wikipedia

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    A front projection effect is an in-camera visual effects process in film production for combining foreground performance with pre-filmed background footage. In contrast to rear projection, which projects footage onto a screen from behind the performers, front projection projects the pre-filmed material over the performers and onto a highly reflective background surface.

  9. Compositing - Wikipedia

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    Four images of the same subject, removed from their original backgrounds and composited onto a new background Digital matting has replaced the traditional approach for two reasons. In the old system, the five separate strips of film (foreground and background originals, positive and negative mattes, and copy stock) could drift slightly out of ...