Meanings
nounprincipal photography (uncountable)
- uncountablebroadcastingThe phase of film production during which the film is actually shot, as distinct from pre-production and post-production.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 主體拍攝 /主体拍摄, 主体拍攝
- 主體拍攝 /主体拍摄 (zhǔtǐ pāishè)phase of film production during which the film is actually shot
- 主体拍攝 (zhǔtǐ pāishè)phase of film production during which the film is actually shot
Finnish kuvaukset, pääkuvaukset
- kuvauksetphase of film production during which the film is actually shot
- pääkuvauksetphase of film production during which the film is actually shot
French tournage principal
- tournage principalphase of film production during which the film is actually shot
German Dreharbeiten
- Dreharbeitenphase of film production during which the film is actually shot
Russian съёмочный период
- съёмочный период (sʺjómočnyj period)phase of film production during which the film is actually shot
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Chicago
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