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Meaning of blue screen | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. The visual effect resulting from this technique as well as the colored screen itself, especially blue.
  3. Ellipsis of blue screen of death.

Equivalents

Français écran bleu
日本語 ブルーバック
Português tela azul
Русский си́ний экра́н

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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