Definitions for Backlot
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1. backlotnoun

   The farthest section of a parking lot.

2. backlotnoun

   (Hollywood): The area of a movie studio where outdoor scenes were filmed. Typically generic "towns" such as western, which could be re-used as needed.

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1. Backlot

   A backlot is an area behind or adjoining a movie studio containing permanent exterior buildings for outdoor scenes in filmmaking or television productions, or space for temporary set construction.

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1. Backlot

   A backlot is an area behind or adjoining a movie studio, containing permanent exterior buildings for outdoor scenes in filmmaking or television productions, or space for temporary set construction. Some movie studios build a wide variety of sets on the backlot, which can be modified for different purposes as need requires and "dressed" to resemble any time period or look. These sets include everything from mountains, forests, ships, to small town settings from around the world, as well as streets from the Old West, to whole modern day city blocks from New York City, Paris, Berlin, and London. There are streets that comprise an assortment of architectural styles, Victorian to suburban homes, and 19th century-style townhouses that encircle a central park with trees. An example of this is "Forty Acres" in Culver City, California or, in the case of Universal Studios, the home of Norman Bates from the Hitchcock movie Psycho. The shells, or facades, on a studio backlot are usually constructed with three sides and a roof, often missing the back wall and/or one of the side walls. The interior is an unfinished space, with no rooms, and from the back of the structure one can see the electrical wires, pipes, beams and scaffolding, which are fully exposed. Ladders are usually built into the structure, allowing performers to climb to an upper-floor window or the roof to do scenes. Not all the buildings and houses are shells, however. Some are closed in with a fourth wall. When not otherwise in use, they double as storage facilities for lighting and other production equipment. When in use, the structures are dressed by adding doors, window treatments and landscaping. L-shaped temporary walls are placed inside of doors to give the illusion of an interior. When not in use, however, the structures are usually stripped of this dressing.

How to pronounce Backlot?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Backlot in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Backlot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Backlot in a Sentence

1. Butch Patrick:

   What I really enjoyed was being at Universal Studios for two years, and whenever I had some free time I could explore the greatest backlot in the world and visit with some of the biggest stars of Hollywood as an equal.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Backlot
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backlot
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Backlot