A director's cut is a specially edited version of a film, and less often TV series, music video, commercials or video games, that is supposed to represent the director's own approved edit. 'Cut' explicitly refers to the process of film editing: the director's cut is preceded by the rough editor's cut and followed by the final cut meant for the public film release. Film editing is the connecting of one or more shots to form a sequence, and the subsequent connecting of sequences to form an entire movie. ... “Moving picture” redirects here. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Look up Commercial in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a universal phenomenon. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Film editing is the connecting of one or more shots to form a sequence, and the subsequent connecting of sequences to form an entire movie. ... An Editors Cut of a motion picture is made by the film editor on his/her own, or working with the film director. ... Final cut privilege is a film industry term usually used when a director has contractual authority over how a film is ultimately released for public viewing. ... According to a 2000 study by ABN AMRO, only about 26% of Hollywood movie studios worldwide income came from box office ticket sales; 46% came from VHS and DVD sales to consumers; and 28% came from television (broadcast, cable, and pay-per-view). ...

Director's cuts generally remain unreleased to the public because, as far as film is concerned, with most film studios the director does not have final cut approval. The studio (whose investment is at risk) can insist on changes to make the film more likely to succeed at the box office. This sometimes means a happier ending or less ambiguity, but more often means that the film is simply shortened to provide more screenings per day. The most common form of director's cut is therefore to have extra scenes added, often making the "new" film considerably longer than the "original". A film studio is a controlled environment for the making of a film. ... Final cut privilege is a film industry term usually used when a director has contractual authority over how a film is ultimately released for public viewing. ... The term box office can refer to either: A place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to a venue The amount of business a particular production, such as a movie or theatre show, does. ...

Origin of the phrase

Traditionally, the "director's cut" is not, by definition, the director's ideal or preferred cut. The editing process of a film is broken into three basic stages: First is the editor's cut ("rough cut"), which matches the script without any reductions. Second, the director's cut, which is reduced from the rough cut, according to the director's tastes. Third is the final cut, which actually gets released or broadcast. It is often the case that a director approves of the final cut, and even prefers it to the so-called earlier "director's cut." The director's cut may include unsatisfactory takes, a preliminary soundtrack, a lack of desired pick-up shots etc, which the director wouldn't like to be shown. An Editors Cut of a motion picture is made by the film editor on his/her own, or working with the film director. ... Final cut privilege is a film industry term usually used when a director has contractual authority over how a film is ultimately released for public viewing. ...

For example, the director's cut of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid was 122 minutes long. It was then trimmed to the final/released cut of 105 minutes. Although not complete or refined to his satisfaction, director Sam Peckinpah still preferred the director's cut, as it was more inclusive and thorough than the 105-minute cut. The restored cut, at 115 minutes, is thus not the traditional "director's cut," but is closest to the director's preferred version, as it was reconstructed based on Pekinpah's notes, and according to his style in general. In this case, the director's cut and the director's ideal preferred cut are distinctly separate versions. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid is a 1973 film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring James Coburn and Kris Kristofferson. ... David Samuel Sam Peckinpah (February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American film director who achieved iconic status following the release of his 1969 Western epic The Wild Bunch. ...

Considering this definition, "Alien: The Director's Cut," for example, is simply a misuse of the phrase. As Ridley Scott explains in the DVD insert, the 2003 cut of Alien was created at the request of 20th Century Fox, who wanted to re-release Alien in a form that was somehow altered or enhanced. Scott agreed, and settled on making an alternate cut of the film. He describes it simply as a second version that he is also satisfied with, even though the original released cut is still his preferred version. So, to be more accurate, "Alien: The Director's Cut" should have been called "Alien: Recut" or "Alien: The New Cut". Alien; for other films/spin-offs see Alien (film series) Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Alien (film) Alien, a 1979 science fiction/horror film directed by Ridley Scott, became a cultural phenomenon. ... Twentieth (20th) Century Fox Film Corporation (known from 1935 to 1985 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) is one of the six major American film studios. ...

Inception

The trend of releasing director's cuts was first introduced in the early 1980s alongside the rise of the home video industry. Video releases of director's cuts were originally created for the small but dedicated cult fan market. Two of the first films to be re-released as a director's cut were Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate (first aired on the Los Angeles cable station Z Channel) and Ridley Scott's Blade Runner. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The home video business rents and sells videocassettes and DVDs to the public. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Michael Cimino (born February 3, 1939, New York City) is an American film director. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... The Z Channel was one of the first pay cable stations in Los Angeles. ... Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937 in South Shields, County Durham) is an influential Academy Award-nominated English film director, and producer. ... Blade Runner is a 1982 cyberpunk, neo-noir film directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, loosely based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. ...

Criticism

When it was discovered that the market for alternate versions of films was substantial, the studios themselves began to promote "director's cuts" for a wide array of films, even some where the director already had final cut of the theatrical release. These were usually assembled with the addition of deleted scenes, sometimes adding as much as a half-hour to the length of the film without regard to pacing and storytelling. Such "commercial" director's cuts are seldom considered superior to the original film and in many cases, fans feel the films are diminished by the director's own ego or the studios' desire for revenue.

Because of this, the director's cut is often considered a mixed bag, with an equal share of supporters and detractors. Roger Ebert approves of the use of the label in unsuccessful films that had been tampered with by studio executives^{[citation needed]}, such as Sergio Leone's original cut of Once Upon a Time in America, and the moderately successful theatrical version of Daredevil, which were altered by studio interference for their theatrical release. However, Ebert considers adding such material to a successful film a waste^{[citation needed]}. Even Ridley Scott stated on the DVD commentary of Alien that the original theatrical release was his director's cut, and that the new version was released as a marketing ploy. Roger Joseph Ebert (born June 18, 1942) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic. ... Sergio Leone (January 3, 1929 – April 30, 1989) was an Italian film director. ... Once Upon a Time in America (Italian title Cera una volta in America) (1984) is the last film by director Sergio Leone, and features Robert De Niro and James Woods as Jewish ghetto youths who rise to prominence in New York Citys world of organized crime. ... Daredevil is a 2003 movie directed by Mark Steven Johnson, who also wrote the screenplay. ... Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937 in South Shields, County Durham) is an influential Academy Award-nominated English film director, and producer. ... Alien; for other films/spin-offs see Alien (film series) Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Alien (film) Alien, a 1979 science fiction/horror film directed by Ridley Scott, became a cultural phenomenon. ...

Extended cuts and special editions

A related concept is that of an extended or special edition. An example is Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. While Jackson considers the theatrical releases of those three films to be a final "director's cut" within the constraints of theatrical exhibition, the extended cuts were produced so that fans of the material could see nearly all of the scenes shot for the script to develop more of J.R.R. Tolkien's world, but which were originally cut for running time, or other reasons. New music and special effects were also added to the cuts. Opinion remains divided on which cut is superior, as supporters hail the Extended Edition as the superior cut, while detractors believe such scenes were left out for a reason. Another example is Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now Redux, which, like the original film, polarized the audience, with some fans considering the original version to be the definitive cut. Reefer Madness was issued in a Special Addiction as a reference to the cult films ironic appeal. ... Peter Jackson CNZM (born October 31, 1961) is a New Zealand filmmaker best known as the director of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, which he, along with Fran Walsh, his long time partner, and Philippa Boyens, adapted from the novels by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by the English academic J. R. R. Tolkien. ... J. R. R. Tolkien in 1916. ... Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award winning American film director, producer, and screenwriter. ... Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American film set during the Vietnam War. ...

In rare instances, such as Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock, scenes have been deleted instead of added, creating a shorter, more compact cut. Peter Lindsay Weir (born August 21, 1944) is an Australian film director. ... Picnic at Hanging Rock is the title of a 1967 novel by Australian author Joan Lindsay, and the 1975 film adaptation directed by Peter Weir. ...

Special editions such as George Lucas's Star Wars films, and Steven Spielberg's E.T., in which special effects are redone in addition to a new edit, have also caused controversy. (See List of changes in Star Wars re-releases and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary). George Walton Lucas, Jr. ... Star Wars is an epic space opera saga and a fictional universe initially developed by George Lucas during the 1970s and expanded since that time. ... Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director and producer. ... ET (or et) is Latin for and; it can also refer to: Estonian language (ISO 639 alpha-2, et) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the 1982 film, or the related video game extraterrestrials in general Eastern Time, both in standard time and daylight time Entertainment Tonight engineering technology elapsed time... The following are partial lists of changes in Star Wars re-releases. ... E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Dee Wallace and Peter Coyote. ...

Extended or special editions can also apply to films that have been extended for television and video against the wishes of the director, such as the TV versions of Dune (1984) and the Harry Potter films. Dune is a 1984 science fiction film written and directed by David Lynch, based on the 1965 Frank Herbert novel of the same name. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ...

Notable examples of legitimate extended and director's cuts

• Sergio Leone's director's cut of Once Upon A Time In America - Once Upon A Time In The West - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
• Sam Raimi's director's cut of Army Of Darkness
• Francis Ford Coppola's special edition cut of Apocalypse Now, called Apocalypse Now: Redux
• Bernardo Bertolucci's director's cut of 1900, The Last Emperor and The Conformist
• Wolfgang Petersen's director's cuts of Das Boot and Troy
• Gary Marshall's director's cut of Pretty Woman
• Monte Hellman's director's cut of China 9, Liberty 37
• Andrzej Żuławski's director's cut of L'important c'est d'aimer
• Giuseppe Tornatore's director's cut of Malèna, The Legend of 1900 and Cinema Paradiso
• Michael Cimino's director's cut of Heaven's Gate (film) and The Sicilian
• Paul Verhoeven's director's cut of Basic Instinct and RoboCop
• Kevin Costner's director's cut of Dances with Wolves
• Richard Kelly's director's cut of Donnie Darko.
• Sergei Bondarchuk's director's cut of War and Peace
• James Cameron's special edition versions of The Abyss, Aliens, and Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
• Tinto Brass's director's cut of Caligula
• Luc Besson's "Version Intégrale" cut of Léon.
• Richard Donner's version of Superman II (unique, on this list, as Donner was not the director of Superman II)
• Roland Emmerich's longer cuts of Stargate and Independence Day.
• George A. Romero's slightly shortened director's cuts of Dawn of the Dead and Land of the Dead.
• Nicholas Meyer's special editions of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
• Ridley Scott's shortened version of Alien, the altered and shortened Blade Runner, and extended versions of Legend and Gladiator, and the director's cut of Kingdom of Heaven.
• Kevin Reynolds's extended 175-minute network broadcast cut of Waterworld.
• Russell Mulcahy's longer director's cuts of Highlander and Highlander II: The Quickening.
• Joel Coen's shortened 96-minute director's cut of Blood Simple.
• George Lucas's extended cut and digitally enhanced versions of THX 1138 and the original Star Wars trilogy.
• Steven Spielberg's extended and CG'd E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and the shortened "collector's edition" of Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
• Peter Jackson's director's cut of The Frighteners, and the extended versions of The Lord of the Rings and King Kong.
• Miloš Forman's director's cut of Amadeus.
• Terry Gilliam's original version of Brazil.
• Mark Steven Johnson's director's cut of Daredevil.
• Sam Peckinpah's original director's cut of The Wild Bunch and Major Dundee.
• Hideaki Anno and Kazuya Tsurumaki's director's cut re-edit and extended versions of the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series and films
• David Twohy's director's cut of The Chronicles of Riddick.
• Robert Wise's "Director's Edition" of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
• James Cameron's Special widescreen collectors edition of Aliens on laserdisc includes many added scenes that extend the running time to 154 minutes, a 17 minute extension.
• John Waters's director's cut of Cry-Baby, giving the film an extra 6 minutes from 85 minutes to 91 minutes.
• Mel Gibson's re-cut, edited version of The Passion of the Christ.

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Video game director's cuts

Less frequently, video games will receive re-releases with added material under a "director's cut" label. One of the earliest games to use this concept was Resident Evil for the Sony PlayStation, which featured a new "arrange mode," among other changes. Grand Theft Auto: The Director's Cut packaged Grand Theft Auto with the add-on expansion pack Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969. SEGA's game Sonic Adventure was also rereleased as Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, which featured minor edits like a new Mission Mode, unlockable Game Gear games, improved graphics and cameos by Cream the Rabbit. Tei The final version of Telejano was also nicknamed "Director's Cuts". There is also a game called ClayFighter 63 1/3: Sculptor's Cut that was created for the Nintendo 64. Silent Hill 2 was also re-released as a director cut, and there are rumours that Hideo Kojima will be releasing a directors cut or his earlier games Snatcher and Policenauts, and adding the scenes removed from Metal Gear Solid 2 because of 9/11. Resident Evil , Biohazard) is a survival horror video game by Capcom and is the inaugural title in the Resident Evil series. ... Sony Corporation ) is a Japanese multinational corporation and one of the worlds largest media conglomerates with revenue of $66. ... The Sony PlayStation ) is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ... Grand Theft Auto (GTA) is a computer and video game created by DMA Design (now Rockstar North) and published by ASC Games in 1998. ... An expansion pack is an addition to an existing game. ... Grand Theft Auto Mission Pack #1: London, 1969 is a mission pack, or expansion pack, to Grand Theft Auto. ... Sega Corporation ) is a multinational Japanese video game software and hardware development company, and a former home computer and console manufacturer. ... Sonic Adventure ) is a video game created by Sonic Team and released on December 23, 1998 in Japan by Sega for the Sega Dreamcast. ... The Sega Game Gear was Segas first portable gaming system. ... Cream the Rabbit ) is a fictional character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games. ... Telejano is a modified Quake engine. ... For the upcoming Silent Hill film sequel see Silent Hill 2 (film) Silent Hill 2 is the second installment in the Silent Hill Survival horror series. ... Hideo Kojima , born August 24, 1963) is a Japanese video game designer at Konami. ... Snatcher ) is a cyberpunk-themed adventure game written and directed by Hideo Kojima. ... Policenauts ) is a Japanese adventure game written and directed by Hideo Kojima and developed and published by Konami. ... Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (commonly abbreviated MGS2) is a stealth-based game that was developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 in 2001. ... The date that commonly refers to the attacks on United States citizens on September 11, 2001 (see the September 11, 2001 Attacks). ...

Music director's cuts

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Director's cut commercials

In the advertisement industry it is very common that a director delivers his or her perfect version of the spot. In the most cases these special versions are never seen by the consumer, since the edits tend to be a littler longer than the On-Air versions. Mostly the spots that are really catching the consumers attention are directors cut commercials. You can also check some of them on the directors label DVDs. For example Michel Gondry. Michel Gondry, 2005 Michel Gondry, born May 8, 1963 (1964 according to some sources), is a French Academy Award winning screenwriter, film, commercial, and music video director noted for his inventive visual style and manipulation of mise en scène. ...

Music video director's cut

The music video for the 2006 Academy Award-nominated song "Listen", performed by Beyoncé Knowles, received a director's cut by Diane Martel. This version of the video was later included on Knowles' B'Day Anthology Video Album (2007). Janet and Michael Jackson's "Scream" and Weezer's el Scorcho, both directed by Mark Romanek, and U2's "One", directed by Anton Corbijn, also have director's cut versions. Linkin Park also has a director's cut version for their music video Faint in which one of the band members spray paints the words En Proceso on a wall. Many other director's cut music videos contain sexual content that can't be shown on TV thus creating alternate scenes, and in some cases, alternate videos. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Listen is a song performed by American R&B singer-songwriter Beyoncé Knowles in the 2006 film Dreamgirls. ... Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (IPA pronunciation: [1]) (born September 4, 1981) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, dancer, and fashion designer. ... Diane Martel is a music video director and choreographer. ... BDay Anthology Video Album is the first video compilation released by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, and pop icon. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... Janet Jackson singles chronology Whoops Now/Whatll I Do (1995) Scream/Childhood (1995) Runaway (1995) HIStory track listing Scream (1) They Dont Care About Us (2) HIStory track listing You Are Not Alone (8) Childhood (9) Tabloid Junkie (10) For the Norther song see Scream (Norther song). ... Weezer is an American Grammy-nominated rock band from Los Angeles, California. ... Pinkerton track listing Tired of Sex Getchoo No Other One Why Bother? Across the Sea The Good Life El Scorcho Pink Triangle Falling For You Butterfly El Scorcho is the first single off the second album Pinkerton by Weezer, released in 1996. ... Mark Romanek (born September 18, 1959) is an award-winning American music video director who has also moved into directing theatrical films. ... U2 (IPA: /ju. ... Achtung Baby track listing Even Better Than the Real Thing (2) One (3) Until the End of the World (4) The Best of 1990-2000 track listing Electrical Storm (William Orbit Mix) (4) One (5) Miss Sarajevo (6) U218 Singles track listing Sunday Bloody Sunday (11) One (12) Desire (13... Anton Corbijn (pronounced ) (born May 20, 1955) is a photographer from Strijen in the Netherlands. ... Linkin Park is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. ... Faint is a song by the nu metal band Linkin Park. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

See also

• Film modification

The term film modification can be used in general for any form of modification of a film to suit the distributor or the audiences politics or age. ...

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