film speed
Americannoun
noun
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the sensitivity to light of a photographic film, specified in terms of the film's ISO rating
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the rate at which the film passes through a motion picture camera or projector
Etymology
Origin of film speed
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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“My job was to come up with songs and cheap ways of filming them. I said, ‘Why don’t we do something like ‘A Hard Day’s Night’? Black-and-white film, speed it up, very simple.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2019
During a clip of Presley’s first TV performance on Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey’s “Stage Show,” Zimny slows the film speed and the song is replaced by a divine interlude.
From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2018
These can range from aging film, film speed, light, the developing process and, most obviously, the limited number of exposures.
From Washington Times • Jul. 16, 2017
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