Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The technique of photographing or filming an actor or object against a green monochrome backdrop, and replacing the backdrop with material from a different image using a color filter.
- noun The green monochrome backdrop used in this technique.
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- noun film The alternate version of
bluescreen , having thebackground green instead of blue. - noun The display of an IBM 3270 or similar monochrome monitor.
Etymologies
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Examples
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A greenscreen is a method of bringing together two images where one image is removed thus revealing a different image behind it.
Site Home 2010
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During a break between setups, Matthew Libatique, ASC points to the top of the greenscreen, which is lined with 20Ks and PRG Bad Boys, "the punchiest mover we could get," he says.
Comic Book Movie 2010
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One thing they didn't cover in the presentation that I discovered later was the "greenscreen" effect function, similar to more professional setups, where footage is added in the background behind a couple of people chatting, for instance.
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One thing they didn't cover in the presentation that I discovered later was the "greenscreen" effect function, similar to more professional setups, where footage is added in the background behind a couple of people chatting, for instance.
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Then he was due in an L.A. studio to greenscreen his lip-synch for the video -- but wound up driving in circles, too 'altered' to make the scene.
Michael Sigman: The Adventures of Ozzy and Sanity Michael Sigman 2010
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Then he was due in an L.A. studio to greenscreen his lip-synch for the video -- but wound up driving in circles, too 'altered' to make the scene.
Michael Sigman: The Adventures of Ozzy and Sanity Michael Sigman 2010
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The glow of the greenscreen on Murdocks shirt is really great ...!
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Then he was due in an L.A. studio to greenscreen his lip-synch for the video -- but wound up driving in circles, too 'altered' to make the scene.
Michael Sigman: The Adventures of Ozzy and Sanity Michael Sigman 2010
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After they said 'where is Ricardito' and then it cut to him riding on a horse with long hair and a greenscreen background, I said fuckkk this ..
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Then he was due in an L.A. studio to greenscreen his lip-synch for the video -- but wound up driving in circles, too 'altered' to make the scene.
Michael Sigman: The Adventures of Ozzy and Sanity Michael Sigman 2010
gangerh commented on the word greenscreen
See bluescreen.
June 18, 2008