preproduction

[ pree-pruh-duhk-shuhn ]

noun

1. Movies. the steps necessary to prepare a film for production, as casting, choosing locations, and designing sets and costumes.

adjective

1. occurring before production.

preproduction

/ ˌpriːprəˈdʌkʃən /

noun

1. preliminary work on or trial production of a play, industrial prototype, etc

adjective

1. (of a period, model, etc) preliminary; trial

Word History and Origins

Origin of preproduction¹

First recorded in 1935–40; pre- + production

Example Sentences

We spent so many weeks in preproduction, then doing 10-hour days cutting the whole album to 2-inch inch tape, just insanity.

From Los Angeles Times

And now the actor is in preproduction for Prime Video’s “Spider-Noir” series, in which he’ll play journalist Robbie Robertson to Nicolas Cage’s 1930s-era Spider-Man.

From Los Angeles Times

The “17 Again” star is expected to star in the upcoming Disney version of the 1987 comedy “3 Men and a Baby,” which is in preproduction.

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Audio sources come from Mann’s rough preproduction recordings, such as when he and Cruz discuss Laura and Enzo’s relationship long before the film’s shoot.

From Los Angeles Times

When he and his partner, singer Dua Lipa, aren’t being hounded by tabloids, he’s in preproduction on “Eternity” with Miles Teller and Elizabeth Olsen.

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