backlot
- noun
- /ˈbækˌlɑt/
- Specialized
- Our own studio backlot.
- studio backlot
Examples
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The filmmakers decided to shoot the action sequence on the backlot to create a realistic urban environment.
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Folks, this is the backlot, where many of our hit movies are made.
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This was the biggest... ...and I think, perhaps, the best backlot in all of Hollywood.
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Well, we're shooting on a backlot and I'm just concerned about the reality...
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Uh, no, we're going to shoot it in Hollywood, on the backlot.
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The studio built a special swimming pool for her on the backlot... ...and starred her in a film called Bathing Beauty.
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And for as long as I can remember... ...this has been the busiest standing set on the whole backlot.
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It used to be the backlot for Stormy Night Pictures.
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They sold the backlot, auctioned everything off.
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Filming in Richmond was a win-win for both the state and the filmmakers: Spielberg dressed up Richmond's capitol building as its national counterpart, and he used the capitol square as a sort of backlot for more than two weeks, Edmunds said.
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Etymology
The word backlot is made of two simple words, back ('behind') and lot ('piece of land'), which makes a clear picture. So a backlot is the area behind a film studio where outdoor sets and scenes are built and filmed.