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Post-production occurs after the initial filming of a movie, TV show, or commercial is completed but before the final film or tape is shown to the general public.

Although post-production is a process associated with film and TV, a sort of post-production occurs in stage plays as well. After the initial performance, the actors, director, and writer may alter lines or entire scenes in the script from one show to the next in an effort to fine-tune the show, depending on the audience’s reactions. If you feel that a certain line doesn’t work or needs to be changed, consult with the director or playwright before changing your lines.

During post-production of a movie or a TV show, the director, producer, and/or editor may cut out entire scenes or dialogue, add music (called scoring), and add special effects and sound effects. If the sound quality is poor in certain scenes, the actors may be asked to watch the film of themselves and dub in their own dialogue — a process known as looping (also known as automated dialogue replacement [ADR]). Sometimes, a director may ask another actor to loop in dialogue. So in the final film, you may appear, but another actor’s voice is coming out of your mouth.

In rare cases, the director may reshoot unsatisfactory scenes (an expensive process, especially if the scene was shot in a distant location like Russia or aboard a nuclear aircraft carrier) or shoot entirely new scenes to help the continuity of the film.

During post-production, an entire scene that you appeared in may very well get cut and wind up on the cutting room floor. That’s show business. (Of course, if you buy the DVD version of a movie, you can often see the cut scenes. Sometimes, though, the cut scenes are so out of place that even the DVD version won’t show them.)

Post-production can radically change the mood of a film, depending on how the director cuts and edits it. That’s why you see so many films marketed as the director’s cut, which is usually slightly or drastically different from the final cut that the studio ultimately released.

After all the cuts and edits have been made, the final product is often reviewed and approved by many different people before it’s released to the public. Who does the viewing and approving depends on the kind of project. For example, before a TV commercial can appear on the air, the client must approve it. If the client doesn’t like the TV commercial, it may never be aired. To test an audience’s reaction to a film, studios usually offer special screenings to test audiences. Depending on the reaction of the test audiences, certain scenes may be dropped or new ones added.