I could be wrong, but I have always been under the assumption that one copy
of the positives is assembled by the film editor into one copy of the final
arrangement of the film. The negative cutter then cuts the negative and
assembles it to match what the film editor has done. The negative is then used
to
produce the other final copies of the film that goes out to the theaters.



Movie Terminology Glossary
letter - N
National Film Theatre
AKA: NFT
Main showcase cinema in the UK. Located in London, England.
On the web: _Official Home Page_ (http://www.bfi.org.uk/nft)

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National Organization of Theatre Owners
AKA: NATO


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NC-17: NO ONE 17 AND UNDER ADMITTED
AKA: NC-17, X-Rated, X Rated, X
A certificate issued by the _MPAA_ (http://www.imdb.com/Glossary/M#mpaa)
indicating that no person aged 17 or under will be allowed to attend a
_screening_ (http://www.imdb.com/Glossary/S#screening) of the movie. This
category
was formerly called "X", but many people's mistaken association of "X" films
with _XXX_ (http://www.imdb.com/Glossary/X#xxx) films caused the _MPAA_
(http://www.imdb.com/Glossary/M#mpaa) to change this on September 27, 1990.
On the web: _MPAA Ratings Explanation_
(http://www.mpaa.org/movieratings/index.htm)

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Negative Cost
The cost of a movie through the _production_
(http://www.imdb.com/Glossary/P#production) of a finished negative, not
including the costs of _print_
(http://www.imdb.com/Glossary/P#print) s, advertising, or distribution.

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Negative Cutter
A person who matches the negative of a movie and conforms (matches) it to
the final version of the film as decided by the _filmmakers_
(http://www.imdb.com/Glossary/F#filmmakers) . From this negative the _print_
(http://www.imdb.com/Glossary/P#print) s are made.

Editor
A person who performs _editing_ (http://www.imdb.com/Glossary/E#editing) (in
consultation with the _director_ (http://www.imdb.com/Glossary/D#director) )
on a movie. This term usually refers to someone who does visual editing. See
also _Motion Picture Editors Guild_ (http://www.imdb.com/Glossary/M#mpeg) .
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