SMILE: The Cutting Room Floor

Cutting Room Floor Interview with Rhema

What generally is the cutting room floor?

The cutting room floor is a space set up in the dance room when Bradfield’s event is held and creates a display of student made works that didn’t fit the event criteria but deserved to be commemorated, some students create pieces that are amazing but don’t fit the brief, so the floor creates an opportunity for the pieces to be honoured.

What types of pieces are typically inserted into the cutting room floor?

Pieces often featured in the past consisted of interviews, artworks, poetry, writing, sketches and other creative processes.

Why is the cutting room floor important to Bradfield’s Smile event?

The cutting room floor is important as it honours students' creative works, no matter if it fits a criteria or not and gives them a chance to still express themselves, regardless of the set guidelines.

Any memorable highlights from past events?

Last year, an amazing fashion piece on a mannequin was displayed and lifted in the middle of the cutting room floor which gained a lot of attention from the audience of the event.

How can people include their work in the cutting room floor this year?

Any student ideas that have involved the development of the event such as sketches, writing and pieces which have been liked but do not fit the event plan can let communications know in room A110, the name of the developer and what group they’re in is needed. Students and teachers are encouraged to not scrap rejected work, but to instead gather them for their display in the cutting room floor.