A wire screen that is used to decrease light output without diffusing it

an important tool used in lighting

a translucent screen that the live Gorillaz band members performed behind as their animated alter egos flickered onscreen in what amounted to one bombastic animated cartoon

Usually a metal, circular screen placed in front of a light to soften its brightness. Scrims usually slip into clips built onto the front edge of the lights, or they are held in place by a C-stand.

A translucent material that rnakes hard light appear more diffuse, or reduces, like a screen, the intensity of the light without changing the character of it.

A scrim is a device used in lighting for films. It is a small screen that is slot loaded into a light can to lower its intensity. It modifies the light using the same principles as polarizing sunglasses.