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preproduction Definition

pre·pro·duc·tion (prē′prə duk′shən)

noun

the process of preparing and planning before actual production begins; specif., the choosing of locations, casting of actors, revision of the script, etc. before the actual shooting of a film

adjective

of or in the time before actual production begins

preproduction Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • version: However, in the final preproduction version of the chip, there was a glitch.
  • rehearsal: In the preproduction rehearsals, the client, who I shall call Mark, was VERY precise about timings and feels.
  • stage: The movie first encounters difficulties in its preproduction stage, starting with an uncomfortably small European-funded budget.
  • work: Your portfolio will contain two pieces of preproduction work and one piece of production work.