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principal photography

principal photography noun: the phase of film production during which the film is actually shot, as distinct from pre-production and post-production.

Noun

principal photography (uncountable)

  1. The phase of film production during which the film is actually shot, as distinct from pre-production and post-production.

Questions about principal photography

What does principal photography mean?
Principal photography means the phase of film production during which the film is actually shot, as distinct from pre-production and post-production.
What part of speech is principal photography?
Principal photography is a noun.

Words near principal photography in the dictionary

  1. principal ideals
  2. principal investigator
  3. principal investigators
  4. principal part
  5. principal parts
  6. principal photography
  7. principal quantum number
  8. principal quantum numbers
  9. principal record
  10. principal root
  11. principal roots

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