An Editor's Cut of a motion picture is made by the film editor on his/her own, or working with the film director. The editor tapes together the first cut of the film, the "editor's cut", arranging the separate takes into a coherent story according to the plan communicated by the director. The editor's version of the film will often be as much as two hours beyond the final running time of the film. Working from the editor's cut, decisions then need to be made, usually together with other creative staff, to improve continuity, balance the story, trim or delete scenes, etc. For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... A film editor is a person who practices film editing by assembling separate takes into a coherent film. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ...

A version supposedly nearer the Director's original creative vision is sometimes marketed as a Director's cut, or Editor's cut. These special-market versions of a movie DVD are more expensive then the regular edtion, as they are usually longer than the theatre version, and have extra discs often including "making of ... " documentaries, out-take collections, extended interviews with cast and crew, etc. A Directors cut is a specially edited version of a movie that is supposed to represent the directors own approved edit of the movie. ...