film horse

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film horse (plural film horses)

  1. (film) A device for holding rolls of film during editing.
    • 1959, North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development, AGARDograph (issue 33, page 77)
      In addition there is a reel holder known as a 'film horse' which consists of a pair of upright arms spaced so that a roll of film can be located on a simple spindle between them, with or without spool. The base is generally made of heavy metal […]
    • 1976, John Burder, 16mm Film Cutting, page 86:
      Position a film horse on the left hand side and free unbent split spools on a rewind arm on the right.
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