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rushes

RUH-shihz
noun
1
Raw, unedited film footage as originally shot, before editing.
"The director reviewed the rushes from the day's filming that evening."

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In plain EnglishUnedited footage straight from filming, watched before the editing process begins.

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A film-industry term, also called "dailies" in American English.

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