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post-production

post-production

9 3.8
Editing and adding effects to film, video, or audio after recording ends
  • noun
  • /ˌpoʊstprəˈdʌkʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : postproducción
  • After filming wrapped, the director spent several months in post-production to finalize the movie.

Frankly, the people who work in post production actually can fix it in post.

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Examples

  • That was added on in post-production, wasn't it?

  • Part 2 was the hardest for him to get together in post-production.

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  • So in post production, I added this very blue cast.

  • This is a post production room where you have all of these computers here.

  • The film kind of sat around for a while until post production money could be raised.

  • With the structure set, it's time to work through some additional post-production steps.

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  • Keep in mind that this shot would only look good after a lot of work in post-production.

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  • Films like this take at least two years, especially with the CGI post-production.

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  • While continuing to record dialogue live, they began creating and adding ambient sound during post-production.

    Academic text (1998)
  • There's a process of refinement that the show goes through as its post-production happens.

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Synonyms

editing
vspost-production
126 2.7

The act of preparing writing, videos, or recordings for sharing by correcting and arranging them

covers finalizing recorded audiovisuals after shooting, including added effects
post-processing
vspost-production
  • Specialized
1 4.4

Editing or finishing things like photos and objects after they are made to improve quality

is limited to finalizing audiovisual work and adding effects
film editing
vspost-production
  • Specialized
1 3.2

Choosing and joining scenes to make a complete movie

focuses on finishing and effects for audio and video rather than scene order

How Finished

final cut
  • Specialized
9 4.2
post-production
  • Specialized
9 3.8
editing
126 2.7
rough cut
  • Specialized
5 4.8
footage
  • Literature
932 3.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

post-production = production (transparent) = post + production

The meaning is a straightforward combination of 'post' (after) + 'production' (the production phase), so learners can infer it as the work done after production.

Etymology

Post-production comes from the prefix post- meaning 'after' and production, which is related to produce and means 'to make'. So post-production is the work done 'after' making a film or recording, like editing, adding effects, and mixing sound.