Direct
Both words in one sentence
- During postproduction, May and Beatty fought frequently in the editing room, and May often left it to Beatty to direct the actors during looping sessions.
Source: Wag the Director -
Manipulative Editing: Not a direct example (the feed is never touched), but still.
Source: Film / The Condemned - This is sometimes inverted by editing an extended episode or Direct-to-Video movie into several episodes for Syndication, leaving a several odd cliffhangers if this wasn't intended during production.
Source: Compilation Movie
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