final cut

noun

Movies.

1. the final edited version of a film, approved by the director and producer.

Example Sentences

The 33,560 who made the final cut wore an accelerometer for about seven days to establish how much they typically walk.

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Jaglom said, adding that with a large studio at the helm, directors run the risk of ceding the “final cut.”

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The intimate space might seem perfect for a full immersion in screen-acting realism, but film and TV permit the director to shape the final cut in the editing room.

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When final cuts were revealed, King found herself on the outside looking in — waived and boarding a flight back to South Bend, Ind.

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I had final cut, and he had “meaningful consultation,” which is commonplace in documentaries these days, and it is an amorphous concept that he struggled to wrap his head around.

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