拍外景 (pāi wài jǐng) — to shoot on location, to film exteriors

Definition

拍外景 means shooting a film outdoors on real locations, as opposed to filming in a studio. It is a fixed film-industry term; 外景 itself refers to the outdoor scene/location, not just any scenery.

verb

to shoot on locationto film exteriors

Examples

拍外景。
Zhè bù diàn yǐng dà bù fen chǎng jǐng dōu shì pāi wài jǐng wán chéng de.
Most scenes of this film were done on location.
。
Dǎo yǎn shuō tā men pāi le yí gè yuè de wài jǐng.
The director said they shot exteriors for a month.
拍外景。
Zhè cì pāi wài jǐng xū yào zhǎo yí chù yǒu shān yǒu shuǐ de dì fāng.
This time we need to find a place with mountains and water for shooting on location.

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