Deleted scene

A deleted scene is footage that has been removed from the final version of a film or television show. There are various reasons why these scenes are deleted, which include time constraints, relevance, quality or a dropped story thread, and can also be due to budgetary concerns. A similar occurrence is offscreen, in which the events are unseen.

A related term is extended scene, the longer version of a scene that was shortened for the final version of the film. Often, extended scenes are included in collections of deleted scenes or are referred to as deleted scenes themselves, as is the case with, for instance, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Serenity.^[1]^[2]

^ Snellgrove, Chris (2 September 2017). "Harry Potter: 15 Deleted Scenes That Never Should Have Been Cut". Screen Rant. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
^ Weintraub, Steve Frosty (23 January 2019). "'Serenity' Writer-Director Steven Knight on Making a "Sexy Fishing Noir"". Collider. Complex Media, Inc. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

[1] Snellgrove, Chris (2 September 2017). "Harry Potter: 15 Deleted Scenes That Never Should Have Been Cut". Screen Rant. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

[2] Weintraub, Steve Frosty (23 January 2019). "'Serenity' Writer-Director Steven Knight on Making a "Sexy Fishing Noir"". Collider. Complex Media, Inc. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

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