What is "rough cut"

n. the first print of a movie before after preliminary editing

In filmmaking, the rough cut is the second of three stages of offline editing. The rough cut is the first stage in which the film begins to resemble its final product. Rough cuts do not flow well and still undergo many changes before the release of the film.

Rough Cut is a 1980 American heist film written by Larry Gelbart, directed by Don Siegel and based on the novel "Touch the Lion's Paw" (1975) by Derek Lambert.

A rough cut is a stage of film editing in which the film begins to resemble its final product.

Rough Cut or Rough Cuts may also refer to the following:

• Rough cut, a stage of the audio mastering process
• Rough cut, the practice of intentionally leaving the edges of the pages of a book or other publication in a rough "unfinished" state, as in a deckle edge
• Rough Cut (1980 film), an American film directed by Don Siegel
• Rough Cut (2008 film), a South Korean film directed by Jang Hoon
• Rough Cuts (radio series), a blog and podcast published by National Public Radio
• Rough Cuts (TV series), a Canadian television series presenting documentary films
• Rough Cutt, an American heavy metal band or their eponymous first album

Rough Cut (; lit. "A Movie is a Movie") is a 2008 South Korean action crime film. It is the debut feature of director Jang Hoon and based on an original story by Kim Ki-duk. The film had a total of 1,307,688 admissions nationwide.

Rough Cut is an album released by the Pakistani pop singer, Hadiqa Kiyani in collaboration with guitarist Aamir Zaki. It was released in March 2007, but Rough Cut failed to perform on the charts and did not sell as much as Kiani's older works. Many experts have said that since an overwhelming majority of people in the country do not understand English the album did not sell as well.