rough-cut

Editor's initial version

Rough-cut describes something that has been shaped or prepared in a preliminary way, without finishing or refinement.

Lumber that is rough-cut has been sawed to approximate dimensions but not planed smooth.

In film and video production, a rough cut is an early edited version assembled to establish basic structure and pacing before fine-tuning: We screened the rough cut to get feedback before the final edit.

The term suggests work that is functional but unpolished.

aesthetic

rustic

Rural and unrefined

artisanal · handcrafted · raw · natural · hewn · coarse · primitive · organic · imperfect · weathered

lumber

timber

Wood for construction

unfinished · milling · woodworking · slab · beam · dimensional · hardwood · softwood · kiln-dried · quartersawn

gemstone

unpolished

Lacking finish or refinement

diamond · crystal · clarity · carat · brilliance · inclusion · stone · gem · natural · jeweler

film

edit

Modify written material

rushes · post-production · screening · workprint · splice · sequence · raw footage · timeline · editor · preview

tobacco

shag

Long-napped rug type

  • pipeHollow conveyance channel
  • looseNot firmly secured
  • cigarettePaper-wrapped tobacco cylinder

coarse · blend · Virginia · burley · smoking · pouch · leaf · curing · aromatic · ribbon

Categories
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refinement/finish

rough-cutpolished

Smooth, refined, accomplished

finished · final cut · refined · perfected · completed

surface texture (of materials)

rough-cutpolished

Smooth, refined, accomplished

smooth · finished · sanded · buffed · planed

precision of cutting

rough-cutclean-cut

Neat in appearance

faceted · beveled

Family

rough, cut, roughly, roughness, roughen, rougher, roughest, roughs, roughed

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