What does "make the cut" mean in this sentence?

Question

The originals ads were shot with a different actor, who unfortunately just didn’t make the cut.

Answer 1

make the cut = qualify for the job

the "different actor," according to that sentence, did not qualify for the job

if you don't make the cut, it means you weren't good enough

Answer 2

In the above cited sentence, "make the cut" can have one of two meanings, but I believe it is intended to have both, and be a play on words, meaning a pun.

One meaning of "make the cut" is simply to pass above a certain threshold, and be accepted. A common use is in sports. People try out for sports teams, and as the coaches decide who is best suited to play on the team, they "cut" people, meaning they remove them permanently and tell them they will not be on the team. Another example is if you wanted to take a special course in school, and you had to take an entrance exam to get in. Let us assume that you must score 85 or higher on the entrance exam to be accepted into the course. If you score an 80, it is said that you did not "make the cut", meaning make it over the cut-off point.

The second meaning has to do with film, and how it is edited in final production. When filming anything, be it a commercial or a feature film, a lot of footage is taken that never makes it into the final product. That film is literally "cut", meaning it is cut out of the film and ends up in the garbage.

So, the dual meaning in the above sentence would mean both that the actor's performance was not good enough to be acceptable, and he didn't "make the cut", but it also plays with the expression, and shows that the footage shot of the actor was removed from the film of the ad, and also did not "make the cut". Both mean that something was removed because it was substandard, or not what was deemed acceptable and desirable.

I hope that helps.

Answer 3

In The Cut Meaning

Answer 4

It means he did not get the role. They had him in the pics but they did not use that actor in the part.
It would be like if you were taking the first 10 people from a long line. The eleventh person "did not make the cut".

Answer 5

It means that the actor was not chosen or used. He didn't make the cut in what they were looking for in an actor.

Answer 6

it basically means that the actor wasn't up to the mark and so he wasn't selected for the ad..
not making the cut means not being good enough to qualify for a particular thing!

Answer 7

It means that the other actor was not good enough to continue in the ad...he probably got fired. Just wasnt talented enough...Hope this helps!

Answer 8

it would perhaps mean make the necessary impact or perform

for e.g. shahrukh khan in a PEPSI ad is roped in to make an impact due to his tremendous appeal and x-factor. similarly a different actor would not make a similar mark...

perhaps thats what the statement would imply..

Answer 9

The actor was not good enough.

Answer 10

the original actor's work was not suitable for the finished commercial.

he's out