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Meaning of Charlie bar | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A vertical bar positioned in groups to break up the illumination from a light source.

Examples

Adding texture to lights. Charlie bars (vertical bars, in this case made from tape on an open frame) and also some lace create texture in the scene.”
“[…] traditionally these include things such as vertical Charlie barsvertical wooden bars used to create shadows.”
Charlie bar A 1- to 6-inch wide by 3-foot long strip of wood with an attached pin used to create shadows on an object (thin long flags, gobos).”

CEFR level

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