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Has almost zero overlap with the typical activities of the DeskJockey. The alternative term is a reference to the BlueScreen or ChromaKey (which may be involved in later occurrences of the trope) and not to the UsefulNotes/BlueScreenOfDeath.
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Has almost zero overlap with the typical activities of the DeskJockey. The second alternative term title is a reference to the BlueScreen or ChromaKey (which may be involved in later occurrences of the trope) and not to the UsefulNotes/BlueScreenOfDeath.
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* ''Series/DoctorWho'' had the worst case of this in "The Claws of Axos." The effect used blue-screen... ''but the driving footage wasn't overlaid onto the bluescreen.''
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Rear projection essentially fell out of use with the advent of the ChromaKey, which nonetheless kept some of its problems. It was finally sealed up with the prevalence of computer graphics and special-built flatbed-like vehicles to carry and film cars (such as the one [[http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q26/extremehead/crash91.jpg shown here]]). Used nowadays, rear projection or poorly done chroma key is mostly considered a SpecialEffectFailure, or a special shoutout to films of the past. The [[TropeNamer title is a reference]] to how they always end up looking like Creator/ConanOBrien who has a recurring [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XMeUWMDyOg comedy bit where he "drives" his desk]] out of the television studio using rear projection effects.
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Rear projection essentially fell out of use with the advent of the ChromaKey, which nonetheless kept some of its problems. It was finally sealed up with the prevalence of computer graphics and special-built flatbed-like vehicles to carry and film cars (such as the one [[http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q26/extremehead/crash91.jpg shown here]]). Used nowadays, rear projection or poorly done chroma key is mostly considered a SpecialEffectFailure, or a special shoutout to films of the past. The [[TropeNamer title trope name is a reference]] to how they always end up looking like Creator/ConanOBrien who has a recurring [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XMeUWMDyOg comedy bit where he "drives" his desk]] out of the television studio using rear projection effects.
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* The climatic ChaseScene in the spy spoof ''Film/DrGoldfootAndTheBikiniMachine'' features plenty of this, though Goldfoot's portrayer Creator/VincentPrice does a nicely hammy job of acting queasy and carsick.
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* A noticeable difference in film quality between the live actors and the pre-filmed backdrop,
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* A noticeable difference in film quality between the live actors and the pre-filmed backdrop, especially if you're filming in HD, which makes said quality differences blatantly apparent. This has an unfortunate retroactive effect if you are upgrading an old film to HD quality.
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* In ''Film/{{Midnight Lace}}'' as the characters travel by taxi around London.[[/folder]]
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* In ''Film/WhiteDog'', Julie plays a small role in a movie that involves sitting in a gondola while footage of the canals of Venice plays on a screen behind her.
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** Even worse, the driver jerks the steering wheel left and right when it is implied they are driving on a straight road.
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** Similarly, ''Film/TheNakedGun'' makes use of outrageous backdrops, such as showing the Colosseum in Rome when Drebin is allegedly driving in "Little Italy".
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* Used for comedy in ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', due to the necessity of churning out a new, live show every week. Notable offenders include the recurring "Toonces, the Cat Who Could Drive a Car" and "Butabi Brothers" sketches. [[http://ckjcwf.ytmnd.com/ Here's an example of sorts.]]
** Done literally with Melissa [=McCarthy=]'s portrayal of Sean Spicer. The crew build a motorized podium (using parts from an electric wheel chair) which she would drive around during sketches, including one situation where she actually drove it through the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di1-jK5x-HQ streets of New York]].
** Done literally with Melissa [=McCarthy=]'s portrayal of Sean Spicer. The crew build a motorized podium (using parts from an electric wheel chair) which she would drive around during sketches, including one situation where she actually drove it through the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di1-jK5x-HQ streets of New York]].
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* Used for comedy in ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', due to the necessity of churning out a new, live show every week. week.
** Notable offenders include the recurring "Toonces, the Cat Who Could Drive a Car" and "Butabi Brothers" sketches. [[http://ckjcwf.ytmnd.com/ Here's an example of sorts.]]
** Doneliterally with Melissa [=McCarthy=]'s portrayal of Sean Spicer. The crew build a motorized podium (using parts from an electric wheel chair) which she would drive around during sketches, including one situation where she actually drove it through the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di1-jK5x-HQ streets of New York]].
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** Similarly, the video for Music/{{Yello}}'s "The Race" features one band member sitting in front of a rather abstract rear projection holding an unattached steering wheel. (Surreal, colorful rear projections were something of a SignatureStyle for the band.)
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* Referenced in ''Series/TopGear'' during the Alfa Romeo challenge, when Jeremy notices how far he can move the steering wheel of Richard's Spider without the wheels moving:
-->'''Jeremy:''' You could drive this through an American movie!
-->'''Jeremy:''' You could drive this through an American movie!
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* In the ''Music/{{Madness}}'' JukeboxMusical, ''Our House''. Joe and his friends sit in his [[TheAlledgedCar alleged car]] while a moving road is projected into the background. The road changes to a rollercoaster track, then [[Film/ANewHope Death Star trenches]] while the gang swing lightsabers.
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* In the ''Music/{{Madness}}'' JukeboxMusical, ''Our House''. Joe and his friends sit in his [[TheAlledgedCar [[TheAllegedCar alleged car]] while a moving road is projected into the background.background to the tune of "Driving In My Car". The road changes to a rollercoaster track, then [[Film/ANewHope Death Star trenches]] while the gang swing lightsabers.
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* The more-than usually surreal ''Series/ThePrisoner1967'' episode "The Girl Who Was Death" has a car chase sequence in which the super-assassin of the title tries to make Number Six crash his car by making the back-projection road behind him spin around.
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* The more-than usually surreal ''Series/ThePrisoner1967'' episode "The "[[Recap/ThePrisonerE15TheGirlWhoWasDeath The Girl Who Was Death" Death]]" has a car chase sequence in which the super-assassin of the title tries to make Number Six crash his car by making the back-projection road behind him spin around.
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* Done purposefully in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': This is seen in Xander's dream in "Restless" when his girlfriend Anya is driving their ice cream truck. "I think I've figured out how to steer by gesturing emphatically."
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* Done purposefully in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': This is seen in Xander's dream in "Restless" "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E22Restless}} Restless]]" when his girlfriend Anya is driving their ice cream truck. "I think I've figured out how to steer by gesturing emphatically."
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* Conan O'Brien does this, too, but... he's ''[[TropeNamers actually driving his own desk]]'', "turning" with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOgV-WEE1Ec a prop steering wheel]]. Subverted when he actually [[http://vimeo.com/9004717 drove a motorized desk around the Universal Studios lot and had a drag race with a guy in a forklift]].[[note]]Just...reread that sentence and drink up the CrazyAwesome, if you will.[[/note]]
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* Conan O'Brien does this, too, but... he's ''[[TropeNamers actually driving his own desk]]'', "turning" with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOgV-WEE1Ec a prop steering wheel]]. Subverted when he actually [[http://vimeo.com/9004717 drove a motorized desk around the Universal Studios lot and had a drag race with a guy in a forklift]].[[note]]Just...reread that sentence and drink up the CrazyAwesome, if you will.[[/note]]
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* ''[[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow The Rocky Horror Show]]'' starts with Brad and Janet sitting in a wooden car prop they're meant to be driving.
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Rear projection essentially fell out of use with the advent of the ChromaKey, which nonetheless kept some of its problems. It was finally sealed up with the prevalence of computer graphics and special-built flatbed-like vehicles to carry and film cars (such as the one [[http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q26/extremehead/crash91.jpg shown here]]). Used nowadays, rear projection or poorly done chroma key is mostly considered a SpecialEffectFailure, or a special shoutout to films of the past. The [[TropeNamer title is a reference]] to how they always end up looking like Creator/ConanOBrien who has a recurring [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOgV-WEE1Ec comedy bit where he "drives" his desk]] out of the television studio using rear projection effects.
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Rear projection essentially fell out of use with the advent of the ChromaKey, which nonetheless kept some of its problems. It was finally sealed up with the prevalence of computer graphics and special-built flatbed-like vehicles to carry and film cars (such as the one [[http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q26/extremehead/crash91.jpg shown here]]). Used nowadays, rear projection or poorly done chroma key is mostly considered a SpecialEffectFailure, or a special shoutout to films of the past. The [[TropeNamer title is a reference]] to how they always end up looking like Creator/ConanOBrien who has a recurring [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOgV-WEE1Ec com/watch?v=7XMeUWMDyOg comedy bit where he "drives" his desk]] out of the television studio using rear projection effects.
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Rear projection essentially fell out of use with the advent of the ChromaKey, which nonetheless kept some of its problems. It was finally sealed up with the prevalence of computer graphics and special-built flatbed-like vehicles to carry and film cars (such as the one [[http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q26/extremehead/crash91.jpg shown here]]). Used nowadays, rear projection or poorly done chroma key is mostly considered a SpecialEffectFailure, or a special shoutout to films of the past. The [[TropeNamer title is a reference]] to how they always end up looking like Creator/ConanOBrien who has a recurring [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOgV-WEE1Ec comedy bit where he "drives" his desk desk]] out of the tv television studio using rear projection effects.
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* The more-than usually surreal ''Series/ThePrisoner'' episode "The Girl Who Was Death" has a car chase sequence in which the super-assassin of the title tries to make Number Six crash his car by making the back-projection road behind him spin around.
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* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'': While this show is usually pretty good about avoiding this trope, In the Season 15 finale, Vance is driving a car that is clearly still in park.
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* In ''Film/BringingUpBaby'' this is used not only for exterior scenery, but also for the rear of the car interior, to create the illusion that Baby the leopard is on the back seat.
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* Music/GreenDay's video for "Holiday" is primarily centered around this trope.
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** Even worse, the driver jerks the steering wheel left and right when it is implied they are driving on a straight road.
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** ''Film/DrNo'' has a particularly {{egregious}} shot of a nervous Creator/SeanConnery being pursued by a car that appeared at least twice as large as his own.
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* ''Series/MacGyver'': Unfortunately painfully obvious in "Three for the Road" where much of the plot involves Mac being in a car with the two guest stars.
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** Done literally with Melissa McCarthy's portrayal of Sean Spicer. The crew build a motorized podium (using parts from an electric wheel chair) which she would drive around during sketches, including one situation where she actually drove it through the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di1-jK5x-HQ streets of New York]].
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** Done literally with Melissa McCarthy's [=McCarthy=]'s portrayal of Sean Spicer. The crew build a motorized podium (using parts from an electric wheel chair) which she would drive around during sketches, including one situation where she actually drove it through the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di1-jK5x-HQ streets of New York]].
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** Done literally with Melissa McCarthy's portrayal of Sean Spicer. The crew build a motorized podium (using parts from an electric wheel chair) which she would drive around during sketches, including one situation where she actually drove it through the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di1-jK5x-HQ streets of New York]].