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Recutting films – a tangled story

Recuts are not just about director's versions. They have become a routine way of evolving the essence of a project.

30 Aug 2019

David Tiley

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I am Mother, with CGI. Was it the same in the version you saw?

Films have always been cut by studios, for censorship, for different cultures, to create a television version, or just to make them tighter. The wretched Harvey Weinstein was known as scissorhands for his compulsive desire to fiddle with films to make them ‘better’.

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David Tiley

David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.