postproduction

noun

post·​pro·​duc·​tion ˌpōs(t)-prə-ˈdək-shən 

ˈpōs(t)-prə-ˌdək-, 

-prō-

: the period following filming or taping in which a movie or television show is readied for public presentation

Examples of postproduction in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In Season 2, which premiered on Netflix Thursday, a hotel renovation forced the producers to ship sets to Toronto and shoot those scenes on a soundstage, and pushed the Arctic shoot later in the year, leaving less time for postproduction. — Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

The Writers Guild of America East represents the group of workers, which encompasses archival producers, story producers, field workers and postproduction workers, among others. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026

The Cinegouna Funding strand is hosting 19 projects this year, 13 films in development and six in postproduction, selected from 300 submissions. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

The waiver gives the studio permission to create a duplicate of an actor in costume, which aids in VFX work during postproduction. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for postproduction

• coproduction
• deconstruction
• introduction
• liposuction
• misconstruction
• preconstruction
• preproduction
• reconstruction
• reproduction
• abduction
• adduction
• conduction