cutting room

noun

, Movies.

1. a film-editing room.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cutting room¹

1830–40, for earlier sense

Example Sentences

After, say, six months of filming and a year in the cutting room, by the time you’re finished you see these people only as their characters,” Miller explains.

From Los Angeles Times

His guest appearance on a popular sitcom ended on the cutting room floor.

From Los Angeles Times

Presumably, these conversations occurred off camera or were left on the cutting room floor.

From Los Angeles Times

The Envelope spoke with producers and directors from four films nominated for best picture and discovered what ended up on their cutting room floors.

From Los Angeles Times

Lately, I think the problem is less Trump than it is the media for making him their headline event while leaving Biden on the cutting room floor.

From Salon