postproduction

noun post·pro·duc·tion \ ˌpōs(t)-prə-ˈdək-shən , ˈpōs(t)-prə-ˌdək- , -prō- \

|Updated on: 6 Jun 2018

Definition of postproduction

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

Recent Examples of postproduction from the Web

Then there’s a team of seven women, based in Los Angeles, who work on postproduction, finishing up the candidate ads.

— bridget read, Vogue, "Meet the Young Female Filmmaker With a Gun-Reform Super PAC," 2 June 2018
The film is currently in postproduction and will be released in autumn.

— tara isabella burton, Vox, "An evangelical Christian university is helping make a film that implies God chose Trump," 30 May 2018
The shoot, which lasted a bit more than two months, was arduous, plagued by bad weather; postproduction was delayed by illness.

— j. hoberman, New York Times, "Lucrecia Martel: A Director Who Confounds and Thrills," 13 Apr. 2018
Kubrick hired him to write an original score for the film, then replaced it entirely in postproduction.

— brian p. kelly, WSJ, "‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ at 50: A Quiet Film Still Makes a Big Bang," 6 Apr. 2018
The problem was, said the authority, which banned the ad, her glow was probably due more to digital postproduction work than to the actual product.

— vanessa friedman, New York Times, "Airbrushing Meets the #MeToo Movement. Guess Who Wins.," 15 Jan. 2018
And that’s not even getting into what attempts to digitally remove Henry Cavill’s mustache in postproduction does to his face.

— ciara wardlow, The Hollywood Reporter, "Has 'Justice League' Killed the Superhero Origin Story?," 20 Nov. 2017
Last year, TheDarkOverlord hacked Larson Studios, a postproduction facility, and took episodes of CBS' NCIS: Los Angeles and Fox's New Girl.

— paul bond, The Hollywood Reporter, "Alleged Netflix, Disney Hacker May Have Struck Another Company," 30 Oct. 2017
John Wunder's shingle The Coalition Group shot the indie thriller Huntsville, starring Game of Thrones' Sophie Turner, in Los Angeles, then handed postproduction on the project to Toronto's Eggplant Picture & Sound.

— etan vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, "Why Toronto Has Become Hollywood's Go-To Source for VFX Movie Magic," 11 Sep. 2017

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