sound stage

American  

noun

1. a large, soundproof studio used for filming motion pictures.

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sound stage British  

noun

1. a soundproof room or building in which cinematic films are shot

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Etymology

Origin of sound stage

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

The move involved disassembling the Vault sets and transporting them across the country in 77 semitrucks to be rebuilt again — this time all connected on one sound stage — in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

In October 2024, at a Warner Bros. sound stage in Burbank, Calif., Musk demonstrated his vision for cities replete with autonomous vehicles and robots.

From The Wall Street Journal

Phil,” he had mounted “Europeras 1 & 2” on a Sony Pictures sound stage.

From Los Angeles Times

“I thought it was magical to sit on a dark sound stage,” she says over Zoom from her home in Maine, “and one by one, a light would go on and out of very little, you created magic. That’s what I wanted to do.”

From Los Angeles Times

A large New York Philharmonic, vocal soloists and chorus assembled on a CBS sound stage for a live national television broadcast.

From Los Angeles Times