Editing Workprint (section)

==Notable examples==
*''[[Rocky V]]'' – A low quality workprint of the film encoded through DivX Video was released on the internet in 2002.<ref>{{Citation|last=Thompson|title=ROCKY V WORKPRINT 1990|date=2022-11-27|url=https://archive.org/details/you-cut-20221127-130420336|access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref>{{primary source inline|date=April 2025}}
* ''[[Hulk (film)#Release|Hulk]]'' – Appeared on the internet two weeks before the film opening.<ref name="cnnleakhulkstarwars">{{cite news|title=In digital age, can movie piracy be stopped? |first=Lisa |last=Respers |work=[[CNN]] |date=2009-05-02 |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/01/wolverine.movie.piracy/ |access-date=2010-02-21 |quote=In 2003, a version of Universal's "The Hulk" appeared on the Internet two weeks before the film opened. A New Jersey man pleaded guilty to the theft. And in 2005, a pirated print of "Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith" was uploaded to the Web within hours of the movie's release.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The.Hulk.WORKPRINT-SMF |work=Vcdquality.com |date=2003-06-06 |url=http://www.vcdq.com/release/4489/The.Hulk.WORKPRINT-SMF | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110717191158/https://www.vcdq.com/release/4489/The.Hulk.WORKPRINT-SMF | archive-date = 2011-07-17 | url-status = usurped <!-- smf-hulk.nfo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803191159/http://www.vcdquality.com/index.php?page=nfo&id=13937--> |access-date=2010-02-21 |quote=Had to crop and throw some black bars over the indicative parts. All I can say is you wouldn't like SMF when they're angry! Enjoy a 2-week pre. and die slow all you puny banners! HULK SMASH!!!}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2005/01/topsite/ |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |date=2005-01-01 |author=Jeff Howe |title=The Shadow Internet}}</ref>
* ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith#Leaked workprint|Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith]]'' – Appeared on the web within hours of the release.<ref name="Craig2005" /><ref name="cnnleakhulkstarwars" /> 
* ''[[X-Men Origins: Wolverine#Leaked workprint|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]'' – Available on the internet before the premiere.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Unfinished X-Men Movie a Hit On BitTorrent|url=https://torrentfreak.com/unfinished-x-men-movie-a-hit-on-bittorrent-090401/|access-date=2025-04-06|website=torrentfreak.com}}</ref>
* ''[[Apocalypse now#Extended bootleg version|Apocalypse Now]]'' – A 289-minute-long workprint circulates amongst collectors on the internet.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Movie Curiosities Lurking on BitTorrent Networks|url=https://torrentfreak.com/movie-curiosities-are-lurking-on-bittorrent-networks-140809/|access-date=2025-04-06|website=torrentfreak.com}}</ref>
* ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]'' – A 270-minute-long workprint exists on the internet (three times the final film's length).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Movie Curiosities Lurking on BitTorrent Networks|url=https://torrentfreak.com/movie-curiosities-are-lurking-on-bittorrent-networks-140809/|access-date=2025-04-06|website=torrentfreak.com}}</ref>
* ''[[Vampires Suck]]'' – Appeared on the internet around a month prior to the film's theatrical release.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://torrentfreak.com/fox-vampires-suck-workprint-100817/ |title=Fox Drives a Stake Through 'Vampires Suck' Workprint |date=2010-08-17 |author=Ernesto |work=[[TorrentFreak]] |access-date=2010-08-31}}</ref>
* ''[[Tin Man Is Down|Homeland]]'' – "Tin Man Is Down", the first episode of the [[Homeland (season 3)|third season]] leaked a month before airing. It being an unfinished version is rather unusual for a TV show.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://torrentfreak.com/homeland-season-3-workprint-leaks-a-month-in-advance-130902/ |title=Homeland Season 3 Workprint Leaks a Month in Advance |author=Ernesto |date=2013-09-02 |website=[[TorrentFreak]]}}</ref>
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' – Workprints of the first five episodes of [[Doctor Who (series 8)|series 8]] were leaked online months in advance of their premieres. These versions were in black and white, were watermarked, and lacked the computer-generated effects seen in the final releases. Producer [[Steven Moffat]] publicly condemned the leaks, and urged fans to avoid watching the leaked episodes until they properly aired on TV.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Doctor Who "Into the Dalek" Workprint Fully Leaks Online|url=https://torrentfreak.com/doctor-who-enter-the-dalek-workprint-fully-leaks-online-140812/|access-date=2025-04-06|website=torrentfreak.com}}</ref>
* ''[[American Pie (film)|American Pie]]'' - a workprint containing more raunchy content leaked before the film's official release,<ref>{{Citation|last=Universal Pictures|title=American Pie (1999) "EViLiSO" Workprint|date=1999|url=https://archive.org/details/apworkprint|access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref>{{primary source inline|date=April 2025}} giving way to an unrated edition for home release; this would become commonplace among films similar to ''American Pie'', including its sequels.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
* [[A Minecraft Movie|''A Minecraft Movie'']] - a workprint containing unfinished, unrendered CGI leaked shortly before the film's official release.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Unfinished Copy of 'A Minecraft Movie' Leaks on Pirate Sites|url=https://torrentfreak.com/unfinished-copy-of-a-minecraft-movie-leaks-on-pirate-sites-250404/|access-date=2025-04-06|website=torrentfreak.com}}</ref>
* [[Overwatch 2]] – a workprint of “Kiriko” animated short containing unfinished, unrendered CGI leaked a month before the official premiere.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-08 |title=10-minute Overwatch 2 short workprint leaks, introduces New Hero 'Kiriko' |url=https://www.resetera.com/threads/10-minute-overwatch-2-short-workprint-leaks-introduces-new-hero-kiriko.629728/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=ResetEra |language=en-US}}</ref>
* ''[[The Swan Princess|The Swan Princess]]'' - Storyboard 90-minutes-long{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}
*''[[The King and I (1999 film)]]'' - Storyboard 89-minutes-long{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}
*''[[The Prince of Egypt|The Prince of Egypt]]'' - Storyboard 99-minutes-long{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}
*''[[The Day the Clown Cried]]'' - An unfinished and unreleased film; in 2025 it was revealed that {{interlanguage link|Hans Crispin|sv}} had stolen and made a copy of a workprint ({{langx|sv|arbetskopia}}) of the Swedish segment of this film while working at [[Europafilm]] in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/hans-crispin-stal-jerry-lewis-film-som-varit-forsvunnen-i-45-ar|website=[[SVT Nyheter]]|date=2025-05-28|accessdate=2025-05-28|title=Hans Crispin stal Jerry Lewis-film som varit ”försvunnen” i 45 år|author=Hannes Fossbo|lang=sv}}</ref>