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

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Currently in preproduction, principal photography will take place in Switzerland and Ireland. —

Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025 The Petersen Automotive Museum already added a preproduction Cybercab to its collection earlier this month. —

Lora Kolodny,jennifer Elias, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024 Though filming began in early 2024, A Complete Unknown started preproduction in 2019 before being delayed by COVID-19. —

Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024 The mystery, set at a sleepaway camp, is still in preproduction, per IMDb. —

Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for preproduction