Dailies

Dailies (sometimes called rushes) are the unedited footage from each day of principal photography, processed and reviewed shortly after shooting. The director, producers, editor, and department heads watch dailies to confirm that performances landed, focus and exposure held, and the scene has the coverage the edit will need.

Catching a problem in dailies — a missing insert, a soft take, a continuity error — means it can often be fixed while the set and cast are still available.

See dailies, rough cuts, and notes for how dailies lead into the editing process.