green screen
noun
plural green screens
: a photographic technique in which a subject is filmed in front of a green background so as to allow matte (see matte entry 3 sense 2) compositing of the film with other footage
Show curators are using green screen, augmented reality and visual effects to create an illusion of a near-real event.—
Ruhail Amin
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also
: the green background
The kids recorded themselves at home, shooting videos in front of a home-made green screen, which Mrs. Hopkins sent home for their families. —Katie Morse
—often used before another noun Katie Morse green screen technology
compare blue screen
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The video echos the lyrics through its otherworldly theme, as the camera cuts between scenes of Finneas filming against a green screen, his fruitless attempt to catch the eye of his director (Hudson), and the musician caught in a life-sized diorama of the solar system.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
She’s surrounded by images of herself, edited older or younger, against green screen so all the Snooks can sit at a table together.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
For instance, Michaelis pitched a makeup to recreate the tree with a face from the Rainforest Cafe (nixed because the green wouldn’t work with green screen elements), which led to makeup department head Alex Perrone pitching the same nature element, but a collection of rocks.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
The school sports a Volume stage and virtual production studios utilizing camera tracking, LED walls and green screen technology, as well as broadcast television studios with industry grade equipment such as VIZrt graphics systems, Grass Valley switchers and Sony broadcast cameras.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
She’s surrounded by images of herself, edited older or younger, against green screen so all the Snooks can sit at a table together.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
For instance, Michaelis pitched a makeup to recreate the tree with a face from the Rainforest Cafe (nixed because the green wouldn’t work with green screen elements), which led to makeup department head Alex Perrone pitching the same nature element, but a collection of rocks.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
The school sports a Volume stage and virtual production studios utilizing camera tracking, LED walls and green screen technology, as well as broadcast television studios with industry grade equipment such as VIZrt graphics systems, Grass Valley switchers and Sony broadcast cameras.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Green screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20screen. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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