"principal photography" meaning in English

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          "name": "Cinematography",
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        "The phase of film production during which the film is actually shot, as distinct from pre-production and post-production."
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        "(cinematography) The phase of film production during which the film is actually shot, as distinct from pre-production and post-production."
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        "broadcasting",
        "cinematography",
        "film",
        "media",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "phase of film production during which the film is actually shot",
          "word": "主體拍攝"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhǔtǐ pāishè",
          "sense": "phase of film production during which the film is actually shot",
          "word": "主体拍摄"
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          "roman": "zhǔtǐ pāishè",
          "sense": "phase of film production during which the film is actually shot",
          "word": "主体拍攝"
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          "sense": "phase of film production during which the film is actually shot",
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          "word": "kuvaukset"
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          "sense": "phase of film production during which the film is actually shot",
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          "word": "pääkuvaukset"
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          "sense": "phase of film production during which the film is actually shot",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "tournage principal"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "phase of film production during which the film is actually shot",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Dreharbeiten"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sʺjómočnyj period",
          "sense": "phase of film production during which the film is actually shot",
          "word": "съёмочный период"
        }
      ],
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "phase of film production during which the film is actually shot",
      "word": "主體拍攝"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhǔtǐ pāishè",
      "sense": "phase of film production during which the film is actually shot",
      "word": "主体拍摄"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhǔtǐ pāishè",
      "sense": "phase of film production during which the film is actually shot",
      "word": "主体拍攝"
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      "word": "kuvaukset"
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    {
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      "sense": "phase of film production during which the film is actually shot",
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      "word": "tournage principal"
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      "sense": "phase of film production during which the film is actually shot",
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        "plural"
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      "word": "Dreharbeiten"
    },
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      "sense": "phase of film production during which the film is actually shot",
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