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.

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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

Etymology

Origin of preproduction

First recorded in 1935–40; pre- + production

Example Sentences

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preproduction

Raicek has been busy in preproduction on her play “Fire Season,” which has already been workshopped with actors including Billy Crudup and Amanda Seyfried.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

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

They began discussing it years ago in its initial preproduction stage before the pandemic, when the project was temporarily scuttled and recast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025

He was approached during the offseason and went through preproduction during the Rams’ organized-team activities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024

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 ● Sep. 11, 2024