Notes, standards & delivery · Specialist
Cut review
Also called: cut screening
ELI5
A screening or review of an edited episode or show for notes and approval.
Used in conversation
“The season plan needs to show how the cut review functions within the run.”
Definition
A screening or review of an edited episode or programme for notes and approval.
Here “Cut review” means: A screening or review of an edited episode or programme for notes and approval.
Pitch context
You may encounter “Cut review” in scripted television conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Explains how series are structured, staffed, commissioned, produced and released.
Sources & evidence · 6
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Screen Australia — Story Documents: DramaSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) — Scripted Pitch Deck GuideSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Film Independent — Screenwriting and Episodic Program Application MaterialsSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Producers Guild of America — Producing Credits for Episodic Television (Scripted)Supporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Writers Guild of America West — Screenwriters HandbookSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Format Recognition and Protection Association — FRAPA Format ResourcesSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14