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164 Chapter 8 • The Piracy Scene
PIRACY FACT…
Very few scene sites allow CAMs, because they are considered too low
in quality to be useful. However, it was not always like this. Before
DVDs became mainstream, all movies released in the scene were shot
with portable cameras.
Workprints
Workprints are unfinished, pre-production materials that often lack scenes
and additional sounds.They are of higher quality than CAM movies, and
usually contain a ticker somewhere in the picture.
PIRACY FACT…
A ticker is a small clock that shows the current frame that is running. It
is usually used for reference purposes by directors and animators.
Workprints ...