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Footage
A method of measuring film length and therefore, screening time. 90 feet of 35 mm film equals one minute of screening time.
Footage Counter
A mechanism indicating the number of feet of film passed.
Footage Numbers
Also called edge numbers. Sequential numbers which are pre-exposedor printed in ink at regular intervals on the edge of the film outside or in between the perforations.
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