Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Taking place or existing before production.
- adjective Of, relating to, or being a prototype.
- noun The preliminary arrangements, as concerning financing or personnel, that are made upon the inception of a project.
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- noun All the
preliminary arrangements that are made before the start of aproject , especially before thefilming of amovie .
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Examples
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JE: TriStar bought One for the Money thirteen years ago and it has been in "preproduction" every since.
Janet Evanovich discusses Twelve Sharp and much else, with Mike Hayward 2010
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Two weeks into preproduction, at some point in preproduction, Mark Romanek stepped out and we had no director.
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But one must also remember that Rinsch is currently developing a remake of Creature From The Black Lagoon and is in preproduction on an epic period samurai film titled 47 Ronin to star Keanu Reeves, both for Universal.
Exclusive: Concept Art and Info from Carl Erik Rinsch’s Small | /Film 2010
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But one must also remember that Rinsch is currently developing a remake of Creature From The Black Lagoon and is in preproduction on an epic period samurai film titled 47 Ronin to star Keanu Reeves, both for Universal.
Carl Erik Rinsch’s Short Film The Gift Spawns Bidding War For Feature Film Adaptation | /Film 2010
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According to IESB, Lucas is in preproduction on an animated series based on the Star Wars: Galactic Heroes toys.
LucasFilm is Developing Star Wars: Galactic Heroes Animated Television Series? | /Film 2010
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Summit could have worked it out they could have filmed her scenes in preproduction or during the reshoot period as so many other productions have done so i.e. The Dark Knight and Avatar.
Twilight Lexicon » Kellan and Ashley Still To Sign on the Dotted Line 2010
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The story of the teenaged Peter Parker is now in preproduction with the announcement of the new director and star expected in the coming weeks.
SPIDER-MAN Reboot Already Written; Film to be “Gritty, Contemporary” – Collider.com 2010
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After being in preproduction hell for nearly four years, Castlevania has been cast into a shallow grave.
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Suspicious sequel news: Supposedly, there is a sequel called “Money Never Sleeps” in preproduction now, in which Douglas will reprise his role.
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Director Peter Berg has his next big budget in preproduction, another remake of Frank Herbert's Dune.
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