WHAT DOES AN UNCUT FILM MEAN? (In the Entertainment industry.)

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WHAT DOES AN UNCUT FILM MEAN? (In the Entertainment industry.)  

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What does an Uncut film mean?

Uncut Film

The theatrical version of the movie probably has shortened scenes, so that some parts of these scenes have been removed for one reason or another, perhaps for time or a mistake on the set.

There are many reasons to cut scenes. From the length of the film for time factors of TV, Network, Cable, Airline showings to distribution and regional requirements. They could have left out all the bad language, violence, nudity and depravity that normally would be left out.

There are basically three types of terminology that cover cutting or adding material to a theatrical or feature film.

• Director's Cut
• Editor's Cut
• Theatrical Cut 

Director's Cut:

When shooting is finished, the director can then turn his full attention to collaborating with the editor and further refining the cut of the film...where the film editor's first cut is molded to fit the director's vision.

Editor's Cut:

An editor's cut (sometimes referred to as the "Assembly edit" or "Rough cut") is normally the first pass of what the final film will be when it reaches picture lock.

Theatrical Cut:

The theatrical version of a movie is the one that was originally shown in theaters. Thus, it is the cut of the movie that the studio thought would be best for the most moviegoers.

An extended version or uncut version has scenes added that were filmed but cut out of the theatrical version. Most often, it is created to entice people have already been to the movie to purchase a DVD since it will contain something extra that they haven't already seen. Since scenes are often deleted because they slow the pace of a film or are redundant, the extended version may be a longer but less impressive experience. On the other hand, the extra scenes may have been omitted to preserve the film's rating; in this case, the longer version may involve significantly more violence or sexuality. Such a version may also be called an international or European version.

A director's cut is often nothing more than an extended version, created to sell more DVDs. However, there are instances in which the director had a vision for the film which was significantly different than the studio's, in which case the director's cut may leave out some scenes from the theatrical version, reorder scenes or have other changes. A well-known example is the director's cut of Blade Runner, in which the voice-over narration is omitted and the ending is different.

A special edition or remastered version of a film is typically a version of an older film created using newer technologies to enhance picture or sound quality or to improve special effects.

Many NC-17 movies are censored down to an R rating. The R-rated version is released in theaters, to increase box office sales. No one under 17 can see an NC-17 movie in theaters -- even if they have a parent or guardian with them -- so releasing an NC-17 movie means that you will lose all ticket sales for the under-17 crowd. Usually, when an NC-17 movie is censored down to an R rating, the NC-17 version (the uncut version) is later released on DVD.

Sometimes a movie is just too long, and the studios will demand that it be shortened, against the director's wishes. The shortened version is shown in theaters, and the original version (called the "Director's Cut") will be released on DVD.

Note: other times, "Director's Cut" doesn't mean that parts of the movie were cut for the theater version. Sometimes, "Director's Cut" means that parts of the movie were CHANGED for the theater version. Just to name one example out of a thousand, there are two versions of the Stephen King movie 1408. The "Director's Cut" has a different ending.

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