January 11, 2021 The green screen has been a staple of film and TV sets for decades, dating back to The Thief of Baghdad in 1940. It served its purpose well, allowing filmmakers to layer spectacular landscapes and futuristic settings onto its blank canvas in post-production. But now, Hollywood is adopting a new technology that makes the process of rendering imaginary worlds much more seamless. Sony is launching a line of crystal LED display systems it says can be used to create virtual film sets. One of them, the “B-series,” was developed in collaboration with Sony’s movie studio, Sony Pictures Entertainment. The company is launching the displays today at the Consumer Electronics Show, which is being held virtually this year. Sony hasn’t yet announced a price, though they are surely quite expensive (and not meant for consumers).