preproduction

noun

pre·​pro·​duc·​tion ˌprē-prə-ˈdək-shən 

-prō-

variants or less commonly pre-production

: the process of planning or designing something (such as a product or film) prior to production

test-driving cars in preproduction

visited possible filming sites during preproduction

—often used before another noun

a preproduction prototype

preproduction meetings with the director

Examples of preproduction in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That the sound designer, sound mixer, and composer are now more regularly in communication with the director during the production of a film, if not in preproduction, came up again and again in interviews with working composers. —Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025

During a preproduction excursion to redwood forests with Menzel, Landau noticed the caring way that the Bandaloop team related to the trees. —Brian Schaefer, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025

The Rings of Power is in preproduction, and filming of the hit fantasy drama will begin this spring at the show’s new production home at Shepperton Studios in the United Kingdom. —James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025

Currently in preproduction, principal photography will take place in Switzerland and Ireland. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for preproduction

• coproduction
• deconstruction
• introduction
• liposuction
• misconstruction
• postproduction
• preconstruction
• reconstruction
• reproduction
• abduction
• adduction
• conduction