1
: a durable plain-woven usually cotton fabric for use in clothing, curtains, building, and industry
2
: a theater drop that appears opaque when a scene in front is lighted and transparent or translucent when a scene in back is lighted
3
: something likened to a theater scrim
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At Studio 54, right from the ceiling, here comes Grace, being lowered from the scrim.
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 18 June 2024
But it will also, inevitably, be viewed through the scrim of all the real-life tornado footage that’s now readily available to those of us who are couch-potato storm chasers, happy to sit at home watching other people’s close encounters with tornadoes.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 July 2024
After rejecting a few other ideas, like using a scrim to show the fight happening in silhouette, Zeinali decided to keep the sequence grounded but heightened.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
The scrim in the back went up and revealed the letters of Bianca’s name as tall as the proscenium, which is about one and a half stories.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 18 June 2024
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 18 June 2024
But it will also, inevitably, be viewed through the scrim of all the real-life tornado footage that’s now readily available to those of us who are couch-potato storm chasers, happy to sit at home watching other people’s close encounters with tornadoes.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 July 2024
After rejecting a few other ideas, like using a scrim to show the fight happening in silhouette, Zeinali decided to keep the sequence grounded but heightened.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
The scrim in the back went up and revealed the letters of Bianca’s name as tall as the proscenium, which is about one and a half stories.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 18 June 2024
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“Scrim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrim. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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