How to Avoid the Cutting Room Floor

An Editor's Advice for On-Camera Actors

By: Jordan Goldman ACE

Narrated by: Jordan Goldman ACE

What steps can an actor take to avoid being cut out of a movie or TV show?

Emmy-winning editor Jordan Goldman, ACE, takes you inside the cutting room and pulls back the curtain on how and why directors, showrunners, and editors decide whether your performance makes it to the screen. He explains the key things actors should do—and shouldn't do—to avoid getting cut out.

Topics include:

• What an editor does
• How editors evaluate your work
• Why actors get cut
• What you can control
• What you can't control

Packed with useful, practical tips, real-life anecdotes, and examples, and illustrated with photos.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2014 Jordan Goldman (P)2022 Jordan Goldman

Critic reviews

"Whether you are just starting to break into the film and television industry, or you're already working and want to refine your on-camera technique, How to Avoid the Cutting Room Floor is a must-read! I wish I’d had a book early in my career that gave me a fraction of the insights and advice that Jordan provides here. Grab this invaluable book by one of the television industry's most talented and respected editors." (Michael Chiklis)

Well Edited

This book is exactly what it claims itself to be—nothing more and nothing less.

Great practical knowledge

Great to get an editors point of view! Helpful to all actors. Everything he shares is spot on, and earned by rich experience in the business.

A must read

After being an actor for over 30 years I still love these books that covers the basics. Thing most actors should know coming to the business but a great reminder for new things to learn. Easy to read or listen to, undetectable and quite useful. 😎

Actor Must!

Added to my list of mandatory reads for Actors. So incredibly useful. Can't wait to put this advice to work.

Clear and concise!

A great book for anyone in the film industry and anyone interested in how the film industry works. A must read for any performer looking to upgrade their craft of acting!