roll film

roll film

noun Photography.
a strip of film with space for several exposures, packaged on a spool in roll form so as to permit daylight loading and unloading and ease of handling.

Origin:
1890–95
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Roll film is always a great word to know.
So is theatrical film. Does it mean:
the person who is responsible for all operations concerning camera work and lighting during the production of a film
a film made for exhibition in theaters, as distinguished from one made for television
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roll film
 
n
a length of photographic film backed with opaque paper and rolled on a spool

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