Charlie bar

English Noun en film television A vertical bar positioned in groups to break up the illumination from a light source. en 2012 Blain Brown Motion Picture and Video Lighting 56 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. en 2013 Blain Brown Cinematography: Theory and Practice 115 traditionally these include things such as vertical Charlie bars — vertical wooden bars used to create shadows. en 2013 Michael Uva; Sabrina Uva Uva's Rigging Guide for Studio and Location 260 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).