Scenic Projection
This is the system where large photographic backgrounds are projected on a screen behind the action. It is cheap, easy to use and enables very realistic indoor or outdoor scenes to be re-created in the studio.
It can be employed in both movie and TV studios and can provide moving as well as static backgrounds.
When moving subjects are required, the recording camera and the projector must be interlocked to ensure that the shutter of the camera is synchronised with the shutter of the projector.
Back projection
This is the oldest and most widely used form of projection, but demands more studio space than other systems. The projector is situated behind a transluscent screen which itself is placed behind the studio scene. A very ...
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