green screen

American

[green skreen] / ˈgrin ˌskrin /

noun

Movies, Television.

an electronic special-effects system, commonly used in television weather forecast segments, that isolates and removes a static plain green background from the live foreground shot so that the background can be filled or replaced with another image or video in a composite with the foreground.

Etymology

Origin of green screen

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

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“These are smaller stages, closer to green screen than a massive soundstage.”

From Los Angeles Times

Filmed in front of a green screen in one of the rooms of her San Diego home, De León’s videos aim at helping young children learn vocabulary for specific real-life situations.

From Los Angeles Times

“Spanish for Minis” videos are filmed at the couple’s residence in front of a green screen and each episode takes about 40 hours to complete.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s one of the most important scenes in the movie, so we couldn’t use a green screen,” Veloso says.

From Los Angeles Times

The computer is big and old-school and it hums loudly in the corner with its green screen.

From Literature

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