Principal photography

/pɹˈɪnsɪpəl fətˈɒɡɹəfˌi/

/pɹˈɪnsɪpəl fətˈɑːɡɹəfi/

the main phase of film production when the majority of the film's scenes are shot with the main actors and locations

Examples

1. But there was so much work before we could even start the prep work before we could even start principal photography.