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

Barrett knows how a green screen and a mini microphone can convey a sense of authority — he’s made those kinds of videos, too. —Eliza Brooke, Vox, 23 May 2025

Built on a soundstage, the fictional loft’s river views were conjured with green screens. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 May 2025

The film will be the first full-length feature shot using volume stages, a tech update to green screen that uses light to create immersive 3D visual elements during the shooting process. —Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025

The production marks Netflix’s first use of 3D In-Camera VFX technology for Southeast Asian content, allowing cast and crew to interact with the post-apocalyptic world in real-time rather than against green screens. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for green screen

• agin
• alkene
• allene
• ameen
• amin
• amine
• arene
• athene
• baleen
• beeline
• benzene
• between