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Charlie bar

noun

Definitions

  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.
    • […] traditionally these include things such as vertical Charlie bars — vertical 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).

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