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preproduction

American  
[pree-pruh-duhk-shuhn] / ˌpri prəˈdʌk ʃən /

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 British  
/ ˌpriːprəˈdʌkʃən /

noun

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

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adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of preproduction

First recorded in 1935–40; pre- + production

Example Sentences

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The preproduction of each block takes three months of work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

Loader: If I could do it all again, I think I would have pushed more during preproduction to test out different designs for some characters.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2025

A late-night voice memo between Baldoni and Lively during the preproduction phase of "It Ends With Us" in 2023 gets leaked.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2025

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 • Aug. 20, 2024

If I had the financing for one of the five scripts that I have now I’d start preproduction tomorrow.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2024

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