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

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green screen

Tiktokers went on green screen asking when enough would be enough.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

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

“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 ● Feb. 24, 2026

"You will watch this thinking a lot of money's been spent on green screen," the 44-year-old says.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

The empty green screen stared back at him; he saw himself in its curved glass, a story as still as the others had been antic.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

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