postproduction

noun

post·​pro·​duc·​tion ˌpōs(t)-prə-ˈdək-shən How to pronounce postproduction (audio)
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 Guadagnino is currently in postproduction on After the Hunt, with leads Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield. Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024 Bob’s name is not on Seven Cemeteries or Resurrection Road, but he is expected to take a producing credit on Bird Boy, a family adventure film currently in postproduction, directed by Soisson and starring Téa Leoni and South African actor Tony Kgoroge. Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024 WandaVision’s Elizabeth Olsen recently opened up about her own frustrations performing inside the physical nothingness required to bring Marvel’s big-budget projects together in postproduction. Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 26 Sep. 2024 Plus Scorsese, then in postproduction for Killers of the Flower Moon, did try to find a director to helm the novices’ project to no avail, the cross-complaint said. Zoe Guy, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for postproduction 

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Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of postproduction was in 1953

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“Postproduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postproduction. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.

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