blue screen
nounEtymology A compound of blue + screen, from the historical film-making technique of using blue backgrounds.
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Broadcasting, Film, Media, Television The filmmaking technique of shooting foreground action against an evenly-lit monochromatic background for the purpose of removing the background from the scene and replacing it with a different image or scene.
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Broadcasting, Film, Media, Television The visual effect resulting from this technique as well as the colored screen itself, especially blue.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of blue screen of death.
- Synonyms
- chromakey, chroma-key, chroma key, greenscreen, green screen, blue screen of death, BSOD