I break the terms down as follows:
roll: This is a camera load of film either before or after exposure and
processing and the length is dependent on the gauge and camera, for
instance a standard Bolex H-series or B&H model 70 will take a 100 foot
roll, but magazines were available for some of these cameras to allow
400 foot rolls, similarly for Regular-8mm most cameras took 25 foot
rolls, but a Bolex H-8 would take a 100 foot roll.
reel: This term has a couple of primary definitions in the motion
picture world:
- 1) A carrier for motion picture film with central hub and support
flanges on either side that can be of nearly any capacity, but most
commonly within the range of 50 to 2000 feet. A reel can hold a "roll"
of film, or several, or edited film, or a print, etc...
- 2) A standard 1000 foot projection reel of the silent film era, thus
the terms one-reeler, two-reeler, five-reeler, etc. to describe the
length of a theatrically released silent film.
spool: I think this is simply the British-English equivalent of the
first "reel" definition above.
- I'm interested to see how others make their distinctions among these
terms.
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On 4/23/2020 11:08 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Is there a difference in standard measurements of lengths of film on spools,
reels and rolls?
A roll of film is for shorter lengths while a reel is for longer ones? for
example, 100 foot roll and 1000 foot reel
Can you say a spool of film - or have i confused things? Are these terms
different for super 8, 16 and 35mm?
Any help in untangling and defining this will be much appreciated!
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