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

Season two of Apple TV’s Bad Monkey is in postproduction, so he’s just been consumed by the writers room for season two of the Steve Carell vehicle Rooster (HBO). — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026

Lucas Blalock likewise finds tragicomic potential in photography itself, inverting Photoshop as a mere tool of postproduction to foreground it as generative and creative, leaving visible traces of labor in ugly edits and unrefined refinements. — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026

The actress ended up taking months of dance lessons for the movie, in addition to working on her vocals for a year during postproduction and returning to the studio with Antonoff to re-record most of her part. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 May 2026

Clients can create their own films with illumin8 for roughly $15,000, which includes about one and a half to two shoot days, postproduction, and final delivery. — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 15 May 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