film speed

noun

, Photography.

1. speed ( def 5a ).

film speed

noun

1. the sensitivity to light of a photographic film, specified in terms of the film's ISO rating
2. the rate at which the film passes through a motion picture camera or projector

Word History and Origins

Origin of film speed¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

The 51-year-old actor born in Germany had dozens of crediting film and television roles, including in the 2008 film “Speed Racer” film and “The Good German,” a 2006 World War II film by Steven Soderbergh that starred George Clooney and Cate Blanchett.

From Seattle Times

“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

However, she recently revealed that their first collaboration could have happened in the 1994 action film “Speed.”

From Fox News

However, speaking to ET Online, Berry admitted that she feels she's making up for lost time given that she had the chance to work with Reeves in the 1994 action film “Speed.”

From Fox News

But it does not have a famous play-by-play personality like Cantor, a five-time winner of a Sports Emmy who has lent his voice to “The Simpsons” and the 2008 film “Speed Racer,” as well as to commercials for, among others, Volkswagen, Pepsi and Geico.

From Washington Post