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 Process shots have since been replaced by chromakey photography (mostly blue or green screen).
"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.
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.
Fort Point, Vertigo
Madeleine (Kim Novak), apparently possessed by Carlotta, jumps into the water at Fort Point.
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.
Opening Sequence, The Seventh Seal
After returning from the Crusades, Antonious Block (Max von Sydow) begins a game of chess with Death (Bengt Ekerot).
Opening Sequence, The Night of the Hunter
Serial killer and self-proclaimed preacher Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum) is on the run from the law.
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.
Say It Back To Me, In a Lonely Place
Leaving a beach party with the Nicolai's (Frank Lovejoy, Jeff Donnell), Dix (Humphrey Bogart) and Laurel (Gloria Grahame) get into a car accident.
Sound!, Singin' in the Rain
New technology allows for Monumental Pictures to start shooting films with sound!
Souvenirs of a Killing, Vertigo
Scottie (James Ferguson) and Judy (Kim Novak), now transformed as Madeleine again, revisit the bell tower.
Stairway to Heaven, A Matter of Life and Death
Peter (David Niven) and Conductor 71 (Marius Goring) talk about his choice for defense council. Peter's condition worsens.
The Bell Tower, Vertigo
Scottie (James Stewart) brings Madeleine (Kim Novak) to the mission in her dreams.
The Death of Homer Bannon, Hud
Driving back home, Lonnie (Brandon deWilde) and Hud (Paul Newman) find Homer (Melvyn Douglas) crawling on the road.
The Heavens Over Berlin (Opening Sequence), Wings of Desire
Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander), two angels, observe the lives and listen to the thoughts of Berliners.
The Prom and the Morning After, Our Modern Maidens
Billie Brown (Joan Crawford) gets engaged to Gil Jordan (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.), who is trying to become a diplomat. When Brown sees senior diplomat Glenn Abbott (Rod la Rocque) on the train, she goes to talk to him about Gil.
The Truth Comes Out, Sunset Boulevard
After finding out about Joe's (William Holden) sneaking around, Norma (Gloria Swanson) calls Betty (Nancy Olson) and taunts her.
