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

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

green screen technology

compare blue screen

Examples of green screen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One potential litigant is director David Lee Fisher, who decided to reuse the beguiling backdrops of the original by way of green screens, then hire actors whose every line reading makes the invention of the talkie seem like a mistake. —Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024

When Taylor-Johnson shows up in smaller roles, as in Bullet Train, The Fall Guy or the upcoming Nosferatu, or is simply one person among many pointing at green screens (see: Godzilla), his black-hole presence is offset by other factors. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024

As for the teaser, the release states that it was produced with practical effects on location without CGI or use of a green screen. —Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024

Davey Winder Microsoft Confirms New Reboot Fix, Albeit Temporary, For Windows 11 Users According to Bleeping Computer, Microsoft has provided a temporary fix for the blue screen and green screen Windows 11 reboot loop issues. —Davey Winder, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above