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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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Zheng recorded himself in front of a green screen and then asked the software to modify his face to make him into all the different characters in the movie.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Avoiding stunt doubles and green screen added to the film's authenticity, according to Hemsworth.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

He hung up a green screen and, after determining that he didn’t yet have the broadcasting chops to rant on command, started writing scripts.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2025

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

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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