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bluescreen

/ˈbluːskriːn/

Meanings
noun
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.

Examples :

"The news reporter stood in front of a bluescreen, making it look like she was reporting live from the Eiffel Tower even though she was actually in a studio. "
media technology entertainment technical art communication

Related Words

Illustration unrecoverable

unrecoverable adjective

/ˌʌnrɪˈkʌvərəbəl/ /ˌʌnrɪkəˈvɜːrəbəl/

Not recoverable; that cannot be recovered.

"The data on the old hard drive was corrupted and unfortunately, considered unrecoverable. "

Illustration encountering

encountering verb

/ɪnˈkaʊntərɪŋ/ /ɛnˈkaʊntərɪŋ/

To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.

"While walking my dog in the park, I was surprised by encountering my old teacher. "

Illustration technique

technique noun

/tɛkˈniːk/

The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements.

"My cooking technique involves slow-roasting the vegetables before adding the meat. "

Illustration background

background noun

/ˈbæk.ɡɹaʊnd/

One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.

"The lawyer had a background in computer science."

Illustration monochromatic

monochromatic adjective

/ˌmɑnəkrəˈmætɪk/ /ˌmɒnəkrəˈmætɪk/

Having only one color, represented by differing hues and tints. For example shades in a black and white television.

"The artist created a monochromatic painting using only shades of blue. "

Illustration filmmaking

filmmaking noun

/ˈfɪlmˌmeɪkɪŋ/ /ˈfɪlmˌmækɪŋ/

The activity of preparing edited video works, formerly principally films, whether for entertainment or other purposes.

""Sarah's passion is filmmaking; she spends her weekends creating short videos with her friends." "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration experience

experience noun

/ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪəns/ /ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.əns/

The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.

"It was an experience he would not soon forget."

Illustration bluescreened

bluescreened verb

/ˈbluːskriːnd/

To experience a stop error and shut down to prevent damage to system hardware.

"His computer bluescreened because of the prerelease software."

Illustration replacing

replacing verb

/rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ/ /riˈpleɪsɪŋ/

To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back

"After reading the book, she was carefully replacing it on the bookshelf. "

Illustration foreground

foreground noun

/ˈfɔː(ɹ)ˌɡɹaʊnd/

The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane.

"In the photograph, the apple on the table is in the foreground, while the bookshelf is blurry in the background. "

Illustration prerelease

prerelease noun

/ˌpriːrɪˈliːs/ /ˌpriːlɪˈliːs/

A preliminary version of a work, released in advance.

"The developers sent out a prerelease of the game to a few testers to get their feedback before the official launch. "