The Final Cut

What is the role of the final edit in the post-production process?  How is it different from the assembly and rough cuts?

    The role of the final edit in the post-production process is to account for feedback and to create a clearer, more interesting, and more dramatic story. A primary way to achieve this is by cutting out redundancies in the film. Having redundant aspects of your film can bore the audience and often should be avoided. This can take the form of cutting out dialogue that only repeats information and doesn't add anything to the story or by cutting out dialogue when the actor is exhibiting behavior that conveys the same info, adding subtext and making them feel more interesting and relatable.

    The final edit is different from the assembly and the rough cut because in the final edit is when you add the finishing touches to the film and are ready to exhibit the film. The final edit is the step where you add all transitions, the finalized music, and titles to the cut. Once the final edit is done, the film is ready to be shown to audiences and you can exhibit it.