Backlighting
a controlled technique of lighting, used in photography or the theater, in which a light is placed behind or at right angles to an object, person, or scene to produce such effects as depth or separation of subject and background.
movies, television. a light source placed behind an actor, object, or scene to create a highlight that separates the subject from the background.
to illuminate (something) from behind.
Read Also:
- Back line
noun (in some team sports) the defensive players considered as a unit historical examples front and second lines are usually 32 pitch; third line 24 pitch and back line 16 pitch. ill-strated catalogue of cotton machinery howard & bullough american machine company, ltd. seen in profile at a distance, the back line is comparatively straight. […]
- Back link
back link hypertext a link in one direction implied by the existence of an explicit link in the other direction. (1996-05-28)
- Back lot
an outdoor area, usually adjoining a studio, used for the shooting of exterior scenes. historical examples every evening after dinner we adjourn to the back lot and fire at a target with pistols. strange true stories of louisiana george washington cable they told me that he was cutting corn in the back lot, where i […]
- Back marker
noun a compet-tor who is at the back of a field in a race
- Back matter
the parts of a book that appear after the main text, as bibliography, index, and appendixes. historical examples sp-ced dashes used in some back matter for better wrapping of text. bert wilson at the wheel j. w. duffield noun the parts of a book, such as the index and appendices, that follow the main text […]