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 nouna preproduction prototype
preproduction meetings with the director
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Canadian director Dyck is in preproduction on Casket Girls starring Gabrielle Union with QC Entertainment financing.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
Hanks, his Playtone partner Gary Goetzman, director Aaron Schneider and Apple are in preproduction on the sequel after the first WWII battleship thriller proved to be a hit for the streamer.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
During an earnings call on Friday, Warner Bros. Discovery Khal David Zaslav said that the conglomerate’s newest Game of Thrones spinoff, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight, is in preproduction and on schedule to premiere in late 2025.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024
Efron will next appear in Three Men and a Baby, a remake of the 1987 film, and the thriller Famous — both of which are currently in preproduction, per IMDB.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
Hanks, his Playtone partner Gary Goetzman, director Aaron Schneider and Apple are in preproduction on the sequel after the first WWII battleship thriller proved to be a hit for the streamer.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
During an earnings call on Friday, Warner Bros. Discovery Khal David Zaslav said that the conglomerate’s newest Game of Thrones spinoff, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight, is in preproduction and on schedule to premiere in late 2025.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024
Efron will next appear in Three Men and a Baby, a remake of the 1987 film, and the thriller Famous — both of which are currently in preproduction, per IMDB.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
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“Preproduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preproduction. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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