blue screen technology

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Used primarily in the making of movies, this technology allows actors to perform in front of a blue background screen, upon which background images are superimposed later by computer.

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blue screen technology

Arthur Widmer, 92, special-effects pioneer who developed "blue screen" technology, enabling two images shot separately to be combined smoothly into one; in Los Angeles.

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