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

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

The company has been systematically integrating AI into its entire content value chain, from script analysis and green-lighting decisions to postproduction and visual effects. —Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025

Studios are experimenting with it across the production chain; it’s used to accelerate visual effects, digitally retouch actors, and streamline tedious postproduction work (and perhaps eliminate jobs in the process). —Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025

Now based in Tokyo, Moor, like Laclau, is among the rare Western postproduction talents deeply embedded in Asia’s film industries. —Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 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