How to Use preproduction in a Sentence

preproduction

noun
Definition of preproductionnext
  • In my opinion, the movie is made during the preproduction process.
    — Kelly Schwarze, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Second of all, the new season appears to be in preproduction, so the stories may be in flux.
    — Vulture, 19 Aug. 2022
  • The film, which is in preproduction, will focus on the team’s win and its journey to redemption.
    — Allana Haynes, baltimoresun.com, 1 Sep. 2021
  • In the extra year of preproduction, the crew created a prequel to the film titled Break.
    — Lisa Salinas, Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2021
  • During preproduction for the new Props album, Aldridge would email rough demos of songs for the band to absorb and help arrange.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Already a Lilo & Stitch movie is in preproduction for a summer shoot.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The film was planned to go into preproduction by the end of the year, in anticipation of a staked-out Christmas 2023 release.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 8 Nov. 2021
  • The movie is still in preproduction, reports Rolling Stone, and no other cast details have been made public.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Lock in Your Lead A typical studio film might get 12 weeks of preproduction.
    — Vulture, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Whereas the planning for last year’s event was handled in person, this time around all preproduction took place via Zoom and FaceTime.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2020
  • The beauty of extended reality is that once the preproduction work is done, the camera turns on and the finished product is filmed and streamed live.
    — Eric Fuller, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The costumes and set came up together in preproduction.
    — Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 May 2023
  • The Last of Us is still in preproduction, EW has learned, but the photo of these specific actors mimicked a crucial moment in the first game that kicks everything off.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 15 July 2021
  • At the time, Blade was in preproduction and about two months from principal photography, but Marvel came to believe that Tariq was not the best fit for the project, according to sources.
    — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
  • Already work has started on 01 and 02, the preproduction models.
    — J. A. Maxtone Graham, Popular Mechanics, 24 Sep. 2020
  • People come to you with wardrobe, sets, casting; preproduction is insane.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2021
  • And finally, the company pitted a preproduction model against a Tesla Model Y in a drag race a few weeks ago.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 30 May 2024
  • Paige Brown had more involvement in the preproduction side, helping to develop the story and identifying what elements of the book would work for the movie.
    — Tracy Brown, chicagotribune.com, 25 Sep. 2020
  • He was supposed to be doing sales and preproduction, writing and editing, in addition to acting.
    — Mike Sager, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Gary Trousdale recalls, finding the Beast — and indeed finding the movie’s cast in general — was a major challenge that ultimately ranged to the East Coast while the movie was in preproduction.
    — Jeff Bond, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Finest for a more dramatic take on reservation life and keep an eye out for her forthcoming Netflix feature, Rez Ball, which is in preproduction.
    — Kali Simmons, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2021
  • During preproduction, Hung approached renowned chef Pierre Gagnaire to review that menu.
    — Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Sound of Metal went through a decade of preproduction and thousands of pages of scripts before Riz Ahmed took on the role of Ruben, a heavy-metal drummer and recovering addict who loses his hearing.
    — Dan Reilly, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2021
  • The costume was used during the film’s preproduction and camera tests before director Ridley Scott opted for the jet-black creature.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Now in preproduction with its next series of classes, Assemble will return later this year.
    — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 9 Feb. 2022
  • During those long days of preproduction, the pair would act out as many scenes as possible to accurately make a shot list of them, and Friend says Berger still teases him about rolling around on the hotel room floor playing a soldier.
    — Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Some of the preproduction has already started, including the creation of digital assets like the NFTs and Dean’s digital replica.
    — Stav Dimitropoulos, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2021
  • The company had missed its initial preproduction target in 2021.
    — Umar Shakir, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Fittings and tailoring became especially crucial during preproduction, as most of the wardrobe was built custom from the ground up.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2022
  • In September 2022, director Bassam Tariq left the film shortly before production was set to begin, and preproduction was then put on pause.
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 15 Nov. 2022

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