greenscreen

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From green +‎ screen.

Noun

greenscreen (countable and uncountable, plural greenscreens)

  1. (film) The alternate version of bluescreen, having the background green instead of blue.
  2. The display of an IBM 3270 or similar monochrome monitor.

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Verb

greenscreen (third-person singular simple present greenscreens, present participle greenscreening, simple past and past participle greenscreened)

  1. (transitive) To film a subject in front of a greenscreen.
    • (Can we date this quote?), RD King, Web Video Tips:
      Chroma-keying, often called "bluescreening" or "greenscreening", is the process of filming actors, set pieces, and other foreground elements in front of a large solid green or blue-colored screen.
  2. (transitive) To remove the background from a video and replace it with a different image or scene; to composite.
    • 2012 December 26, blendercrazy, “VIDEO: Greenscreening in Blender”, in blenderartists.org:
      In this tutorial I will be showing you how to do greenscreening in Blender’s Compositor.
    • 2013 May 15, RJ Cubarrubia, “Tobias Funke’s ‘Arrested Development’ Sizzle Reel”, in Rolling Stone:
      Fünke shows off an action-packed highlight clip addressed to Howard that emphasizes his imagined versatility, greenscreening him into scenes where he’s being fired out of a cannon, brandishing dual assault rifles, ineptly playing pick-up football, going Western as a cowboy sheriff and riding a tiger – all set to an aggressive dubstep soundtrack.
    • 2022 November 8, Grace Stanley, “Visual effects creator Brandon Baum shares advice for crafting a personal video style”, in The Daily Dot:
      Baum makes short and long-form videos showcasing striking and intricate visual effects—like greenscreening himself walking the plank off a skyscraper, editing his friend to look like he’s flying through the clouds, or making an illusion of the “world’s largest tape measure.”

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