film horse

plural film horses

1. broadcastingA device for holding rolls of film during editing.

   Position a film horse on the left hand side and free unbent split spools on a rewind arm on the right.

   1976, John Burder, 16mm Film Cutting, page 86

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   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 […]

   1959, North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development, AGARDograph (issue 33, page 77)