workprint

American

[wurk-print] / ˈwɜrkˌprɪnt /

noun

Movies.

the first positive print of a film, assembled from the dailies: used in the editing process.

Etymology

Origin of workprint

First recorded in 1935–40; work + print

Example Sentences

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Of course, contentious director’s cuts are nothing new: consider the infamous Blade Runner: Director’s Cut, which was based on a workprint version of the movie but wasn’t actually produced directly by director Ridley Scott.

From The Verge • Jul. 12, 2021

Nothing came easy—not even a dissolve or a fade-out, which had to be marked on a workprint and sent to a laboratory for realization.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 2, 2016

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