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blue screen

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  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.

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