1
: a durable plain-woven usually cotton fabric for use in clothing, curtains, building, and industry
2
: a theater drop that appears opaque when a scene in front is lighted and transparent or translucent when a scene in back is lighted
3
: something likened to a theater scrim
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After rejecting a few other ideas, like using a scrim to show the fight happening in silhouette, Zeinali decided to keep the sequence grounded but heightened.
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Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
The scrim in the back went up and revealed the letters of Bianca’s name as tall as the proscenium, which is about one and a half stories.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 18 June 2024
Eight-channel 4K and high-definition video (color, sound; 14:49 min.), MDF, vinyl, seating, scrims, props, and window gel, dimensions variable.
—Jillian Steinhauer, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2024
In the distance, the lights of the Southland twinkled underneath a scrim of haze.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2024
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Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
The scrim in the back went up and revealed the letters of Bianca’s name as tall as the proscenium, which is about one and a half stories.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 18 June 2024
Eight-channel 4K and high-definition video (color, sound; 14:49 min.), MDF, vinyl, seating, scrims, props, and window gel, dimensions variable.
—Jillian Steinhauer, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2024
In the distance, the lights of the Southland twinkled underneath a scrim of haze.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2024
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“Scrim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrim. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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