greenscreen

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noun

The alternate version of bluescreen, having the background green instead of blue.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

noungreenscreen (countable and uncountable, plural greenscreens)

plural greenscreens · alternative green screen

  1. countableuncountablebroadcastingThe alternate version of bluescreen, having the background green instead of blue.
  2. countableuncountableThe display of an IBM 3270 or similar monochrome monitor.
verbgreenscreen (third-person singular simple present greenscreens, present participle greenscreening, simple past and past participle greenscreened)

present singular third person greenscreens · participle present greenscreening · participle past greenscreened · past greenscreened · alternative green screen

  1. transitiveTo film a subject in front of a greenscreen.

    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.

    (Can we date this quote?), RD King, Web Video Tips
  2. transitiveTo remove the background from a video and replace it with a different image or scene; to composite.

    In this tutorial I will be showing you how to do greenscreening in Blender’s Compositor.

    2012 December 26, blendercrazy, “VIDEO: Greenscreening in Blender”, in blenderartists.org
    2 more examples

    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.

    2013 May 15, RJ Cubarrubia, “Tobias Funke’s ‘Arrested Development’ Sizzle Reel”, in Rolling Stone

    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.”

    2022 November 8, Grace Stanley, “Visual effects creator Brandon Baum shares advice for crafting a personal video style”, in The Daily Dot

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 綠幕 /绿幕
  • 綠幕 /绿幕 (lǜmù)film term
Polish greenscreen
  • greenscreenfilm term
Cite this entry
APA

greenscreen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenscreen

MLA

“greenscreen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenscreen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greenscreen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenscreen.

Source: greenscreen on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.