How to Use preproduction in a Sentence

preproduction

noun
  • In my opinion, the movie is made during the preproduction process.
    — Kelly Schwarze, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Second of all, the new season appears to be in preproduction, so the stories may be in flux.
    — Vulture, 19 Aug. 2022
  • We were almost done with preproduction.
    — Mara Reinstein, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The film, which is in preproduction, will focus on the team’s win and its journey to redemption.
    — Allana Haynes, baltimoresun.com, 1 Sep. 2021
  • People come to you with wardrobe, sets, casting; preproduction is insane.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Already a Lilo & Stitch movie is in preproduction for a summer shoot.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The film was in preproduction and another director had dropped out.
    — G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Nissan brought some preproduction Leaf Platinum+ models to the first drive.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The two were in Australia for preproduction on a film starring Hanks.
    — Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The preproduction model has now appeared in a video, which was aired at the event, and then rolled into the venue for attendees to have a look up close.
    — New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The mystery, set at a sleepaway camp, is still in preproduction, per IMDb.
    — Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Jaden has signed on to executive produce and voice a role in Mfinda, which is in preproduction.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In the extra year of preproduction, the crew created a prequel to the film titled Break.
    — Lisa Salinas, Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Once the producer has collected the money for making his or her film, the project enters the preproduction stage.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
  • The movie is still in preproduction, reports Rolling Stone, and no other cast details have been made public.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2024
  • During preproduction for the new Props album, Aldridge would email rough demos of songs for the band to absorb and help arrange.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The series has a two-season order, and casting and preproduction are underway.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
  • He was supposed to be doing sales and preproduction, writing and editing, in addition to acting.
    — Mike Sager, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2021
  • It can be used in various ways in the preproduction process and in the postproduction process to make movies better or more efficient.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Now in preproduction with its next series of classes, Assemble will return later this year.
    — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 9 Feb. 2022
  • That was a case of something being pre-planned during preproduction, but there were also scenes where the approach served as creative solution on set.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 July 2024
  • The beauty of extended reality is that once the preproduction work is done, the camera turns on and the finished product is filmed and streamed live.
    — Eric Fuller, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Already work has started on 01 and 02, the preproduction models.
    — J. A. Maxtone Graham, Popular Mechanics, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Lock in Your Lead A typical studio film might get 12 weeks of preproduction.
    — Vulture, 10 Sep. 2023
  • But filmmakers often compensate for shorter shoots by spending more time on preproduction.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Whereas the planning for last year’s event was handled in person, this time around all preproduction took place via Zoom and FaceTime.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2020
  • During preproduction, Hung approached renowned chef Pierre Gagnaire to review that menu.
    — Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The mise en abyme of the film is reflected in Fellini’s own frustrations during the preproduction of 8 1/2.
    — Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The adaptation is in preproduction in London and Rome and set for the cameras to roll starting in mid-January.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
  • But neither the long road to filming nor the exit of the group’s lead singer, Victor Willis, during preproduction deterred the producer.
    — Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025

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