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Approvals, claims & legal copy · Working

Offline approval

ELI5

Approval of picture content and timing before final finishing, VFX, grade and mix.

Used in conversation

“The offline approval needs to be explicit in the treatment, not left for production to guess.”

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

  • Online finishOffline approval signs off editorial content and timing; online finishing completes high-resolution picture, graphics, grade and technical polish.
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