Pre-production & PPM · Core
Pre-production meeting
Also called: PPM, pre-pro meeting
ELI5
The main pre-shoot meeting where client, agency and production confirm the creative and practical plan.
Used in conversation
“The pre-production meeting is where we need final agreement on every major choice.”
Definition
A formal meeting at which agency, client, director and production team review and approve key creative and production decisions before the shoot.
Here “Pre-production meeting” means: A formal meeting at which agency, client, director and production team review and approve key creative and production decisions before the shoot.
Pitch context
You may hear this during a commercial brief, treatment, bid, award or pre-production process.
Why it matters: Helps interpret the brief, director treatment, bid, award, production process and campaign deliverables.
Connected terms
- Pre-PPMThe pre-PPM aligns agency and production before the client-facing PPM; the PPM is the formal approval meeting before production.
Sources & evidence · 6
Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.
- AICP — AICP Bid FormDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- AICP — Suggested Best Practices for Bidding and Bidding Reference GuideDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- IPA / APA / ISBA — Production Pitch Process Initiative and Best PracticeDirect source · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- pitch.dog — Pitch Dictionary Deep Research SynthesisDirect source · practitioner · checked 2026-08-14
- World Intellectual Property Organization — Rights Clearance: A Guide for Independent FilmmakersDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Association of Independent Commercial Producers — AICP Guidelines and Best PracticesSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14