adjustment of the longitudinal position of the film in a projector gate to secure proper vertical positioning of the picture on the screen
framing in American English
(ˈfreɪmɪŋ)
noun
1.
the act of a person or thing that frames
2.
the way in which something is framed
3.
a.
a frame or framework
b.
a system of frames
Examples of 'framing' in a sentence
framing
The framing device that clogs up the first half is less endearing.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Less convincing is the framing story.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
With a half-hearted framing device about the guy writing the song?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You'll find things like timber framing or flint and brick walls.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In retirement Canning took up picture framing.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But as a framing device it's confusing and misleading, producing more questions than answers.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The second half has less framing device, more space for the performers' personalities and is all the better for it.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It explores the debt that he owed to the stark lighting and shadows of the film set, to the camera's framing devices and to special effects.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
All related terms of 'framing'
frame
The frame of a picture or mirror is the wood, metal, or plastic that is fitted around it, especially when it is displayed or hung on a wall.
sampling frame
an open structure that gives shape and support to something, such as the transverse stiffening ribs of a ship's hull or an aircraft's fuselage or the skeletal beams and uprights of a building
rack
A rack is a frame or shelf , usually with bars or hooks , that is used for holding things or for hanging things on.
picture-framing
the job of framing photos , paintings etc
freeze-frame
A freeze-frame from a film is an individual picture from it, produced by stopping the film or video tape at that point.