green screen

[ green skreen ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of green screen¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

Cuarón recalls threatening to shoot a scene inside a vehicle using a green screen if Lubezki couldn’t figure out a way to do it without cuts.

From Los Angeles Times

But even if they are, you’ll still have the opportunity to stand before a green screen and take home a “Jeopardy!” picture as a memento.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s up-sell green screen photo ops, short films and demonstrations of motion-capture technology.

From Los Angeles Times

He has been in the building since last March, taking on what was a former wood working room, which is now kitted out with a green screen, cameras and sound equipment.

From BBC

Or there's a twin role that comes through, and the actor who it's being offered to decides they want to take a chance on playing two people on a green screen.

From Salon