green screen

American  

[green skreen] / ˈgrin ˌskrin /

noun

Movies, Television.

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of green screen

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

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

“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