Definition

1. Noun:
   • A scene filmed for a movie, television show, or other recorded performance that is removed during the editing process and does not appear in the final, released version. An outtake is material that was intentionally captured but later deemed unnecessary, flawed, or unsuitable for the final cut.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The DVD includes a special feature with hilarious outtakes from the film.
  • The director decided the emotional scene was an outtake because the actor broke character.
  • We watched the outtakes and laughed at all the mistakes.

Advanced Usage

• "To be an outtake": to be classified as or become unused footage.
  • That entire sequence was an outtake; it slowed down the pace of the story.
• Conceptual Use: The term can be extended metaphorically to describe any part of a creative process that is created but ultimately discarded.
  • The poet published a collection that included several outtakes from her earlier manuscripts.

Variants and Related Words

• Outtakes (n): The plural form, commonly used to refer to a collection or reel of such unused scenes.
  • Stay for the credits to see the outtakes.
• Deleted Scene (n): A near-synonymous phrase, though "deleted scene" may imply a more complete or intentional removal, while "outtake" can include flawed recordings.
• Bloopers (n): A specific, informal type of outtake featuring mistakes, often humorous, made by actors or presenters.

Synonyms

• Deleted scene: A scene removed from the final version.
• Unused footage: Recorded material not included in the final edit.
• Cutting room floor (idiom): A metaphorical place where outtakes end up (e.g., "That joke ended up on the cutting room floor.").

Related Phrases

• Bonus features: A common section on DVDs or digital releases where outtakes are often included.
• Gag reel: A compilation, typically of humorous outtakes and bloopers.

Noun

1. a scene that is filmed but is not used in the final editing of the film