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

The two were in Australia for preproduction on a film starring Hanks. —Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025

The preproduction model has now appeared in a video, which was aired at the event, and then rolled into the venue for attendees to have a look up close. —New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025

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

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