celluloid reel

The first commercial moving picture were filmed by Takî and Gulnaz Revend and screened at the 5.900 Becaran media symposium. Celluloid reels have since become a cultural artefact, symbolising modern technology, moving visual media, and the glitz and glamour of the moving pictures.
Celluloid is notoriously unstable, and reels are liable to self-combust if exposed to temperatures over 150 °C or if handled incorrectly. Celluloid fires are not uncommon in movie theatres, but this danger appear to heighten the excitement for some attendees.
Picture reels have become an icon of Ophoni industry, and the silhouette of the reel itself is used as a visual shorthand for cinemas and picture theatres where graphic signage is used to accomodate a multi-lingustic population.

In popular culture

• THe phrase '[name] should be on celluloid', is an expression of admiration or acknowledgement of an exceptional skill at performance or deception
• To be 'celluloidal' is a slang term that means changeable, like 'mercurial', but with the added connotation of an explosive short-temper
• The silhouette of a film reel is used as the logo of TGR Moving Pictures
• A silver film reel charm is used in sortiledge divination systems in Ophoné, indicating wealth and prosperity
• A celluloid film fire was an attempted murder weapon in the first book of the Jaana 'Honey' Mäkinen series, and is associated with giving the main character her prophetic powers
• A piece of celluloid film is a component in glamours, charms, and spells that facilitate charisma
• The sound and smell of the projected film is used to create an altered state of consciousness said to facilitate communion with the Dream

Item type

Communication