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

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Example Sentences

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sound stage

In the summer of 1991, Nirvana filmed the music video for “Smells Like Teen Spirit” on a Culver City sound stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026

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 ● Jan. 3, 2026

To achieve the special effects of the solar eclipse, the house was reassembled on the largest blue screen sound stage in the world, constructed ad hoc at a hockey arena in Nova Scotia.

From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2025

Working surreptitiously around his studio’s president and the government censorship agency, he reconvenes his cast and crew, boards them up in a sound stage, and gets to work on his opus.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

The cafeteria is a giant sound stage where they film daily segments of Teenage Humiliation Rituals.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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