Contracts under the terms of the Hollywood Director's Guild usually allow 6
weeks for the director to assemble a cut of the film without studio
interference as he would like it to be seen. This director's cut is
fully edited and has a synchhronized sound track. This cut is usually not
color corrected or density corrected and may not even have the final music and
effects tracks. In more recent times the term Director's Cut has taken
on a popular meaning that implies a polished final cut of the film that the
director has complete artistic control over. BRDC fits the latter
definition. The now legendary workprint fits the former.
