film gate

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noun

(in motion-picture cameras and projectors) a mechanism that holds the film flat in the focal plane of the lens during exposure or projection.

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The top of the vessel was closed with a sheet of paraffin paper, which was placed in front of the aperture of the film gate.
Practical Cinematography and Its Applications|Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
Then it is led into the important device we call the 'film gate.'
The Boy's Book of New Inventions|Harry E. Maule
C—Film gate where positive is held over negative for printing.
The Boy's Book of New Inventions|Harry E. Maule
It is composed of an eccentric wheel placed below the film gate, with a little roller projecting from it.
The Boy's Book of New Inventions|Harry E. Maule

He opened the film gate gingerly and removed the film from the sprockets.
The Blue Ghost Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin