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

The fine print — including how spend will be audited, whether marketing and postproduction count, and when the first targets kick in — will be finalized once the bill clears Parliament. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025

When Stuckmann's campaign broke a record, Flanagan reached out again with congratulations, a moment that would lead him to offer notes on the edit, sound mixing, sound design, score, and other aspects of postproduction. —Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025

This summer, you were expelled by the WGA for postproduction work on your HBO series The Sympathizer during the 2023 strike. —David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025

Scarlet Girls won the Berlinale World Cinema Fund and is finalizing postproduction. —Zac Ntim, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025

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