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Charlie bar

Charlie bar noun: a vertical bar positioned in groups to break up the illumination from a light source.

Noun

Charlie bar (plural Charlie bars)

  1. A vertical bar positioned in groups to break up the illumination from a light source.
    • 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.2012, Blain Brown, Motion Picture and Video Lighting, page 56
    • […] traditionally these include things such as vertical Charlie bars — vertical wooden bars used to create shadows.2013, Blain Brown, Cinematography: Theory and Practice, page 115

Forms of Charlie bar

pluralCharlie bars

Questions about Charlie bar

What does Charlie bar mean?
Charlie bar means a vertical bar positioned in groups to break up the illumination from a light source.
What part of speech is Charlie bar?
Charlie bar is a noun.
What is the plural of Charlie bar?
The plural of Charlie bar is Charlie bars.

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