During pre-production, Ishirō Honda had toyed with the idea of using Willis O ' Brien's stop motion technique instead of the suitmation process used in the first two Godzilla films, but budgetary concerns prevented him from using the process, and the more cost efficient suitmation was used instead.

During pre-production, the producers debated on whether Benjamin Martin would own slaves, ultimately deciding not to make the protagonist a slave owner.

During pre-production, MGM had announced that Jean Harlow, who was under contract to that studio, would be loaned to 20th Century Fox to star in the role Belle Fawcett.

During the last years of his life, Lean was in pre-production of a film version of Joseph Conrad's Nostromo.

During pre-production, he suddenly moved to Paris and disappeared from public view.

During pre-production the Temple of Death title was replaced with Temple of Doom.

During an aired episode of the program spots would run for shows in pre-production.

During pre-production, the title was changed from Kingdom Come to Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

During pre-production, the proposed series title was Mama's Man.

During the album's pre-production, Gabriel was contacted by filmmaker William Friedkin ( at the time enjoying success with The Exorcist ), about a possible film project after Friedkin read Gabriel's short story on the sleeve of the Genesis Live album.

During pre-production, Mexican-American activists were highly critical that Jennifer Lopez, a New York City native born to Puerto Rican parents, was selected to play Selena.

During pre-production of Beetlejuice, Caroline Thompson was hired to adapt Burton's story into a screenplay, and the film began development at 20th Century Fox, after Warner Bros. passed on the project.

During pre-production of Beetlejuice, Burton hired Caroline Thompson, then a young novelist, to write the Edward Scissorhands screenplay as a spec script.

During its pre-production stage, McLaren commissioned Kenwood, the team's supplier of radio equipment, to create a lightweight car audio system for the car ; Kenwood, between 1992 and 1998 used the F1 to promote its products in print advertisements, calendars and brochure covers.

During pre-production, Chita Rivera took the role of Rosie after both Carol Haney and Eydie Gorme turned it down, and the character's last name was changed from " Grant " to " Alvarez ".

During pre-production, the script is broken down into individual scenes and all the locations, props, cast members, costumes, special effects and visual effects are identified.

During pre-production of MGM's classic The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ), an early idea was to have the Wicked Witch of the West portrayed as a slinky, glamorous villainess in a black sequined costume, inspired by the Wicked Queen in Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ( 1937 ).

During pre-production, tests were to be shot in color and 3-D. A few color tests were shot of the large-scale ant models, but when it was time to shoot the 3-D test, WB's " All Media " 3-D camera rig malfunctioned and no footage could be filmed.

During pre-production for Goo, Tutuska had been rattled to the core by news that Rzeznik purportedly was hoarding royalties for the Superstar Car Wash single " Fallin ' Down.

During the experimental program, Rocketdyne also produced a small run of six pre-production models for testing, the J-2S.

During pre-production, proposed titles were Ozark Widow, Dern Tootin ' and Whistle Stop.

During pre-production, George Segal and Shirley MacLaine were originally attached to play the roles of George and Samantha respectively.

During pre-production the producers moved the Dubai leg of the race from the originally planned location of Istanbul, Turkey.

During pre-production for Series 6, Channel 5 and Cloud 9 created a sequel for The Tribe: The New Tomorrow.

During the 2000 Al Qaeda Summit in Kuala Lumpur, American authorities claim that immigration records show that a person named Abdulaziz al-Omari was visiting the country, although they say they are not sure that this was the same person.

During the playoffs, Joe Louis Arena is generally adorned with a giant octopus with red eyes, nicknamed " Al " after Joe Louis Arena head ice manager Al Sobotka.

During the middle ages Aristotle's theory of tabula rasa was developed by Islamic philosophers starting with Al Farabi, developing into an elaborate theory by Avicenna and demonstrated as a thought experiment by Ibn Tufail.

During the initial episodes, Gumby's voice was provided by Ruth Eggleston, wife of the show's art director Al Eggleston.

During the 1992 election, Bush and Quayle were challenged in their bid for reelection by the Democratic ticket of Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton and Tennessee Senator Al Gore, as well as the independent ticket of Texas businessman Ross Perot and retired Admiral James Stockdale.

During the period of Sultan Said ibn Sultan Al Said's rule ( 1806 – 1856 ), Oman cultivated its East African colonies, profiting from the slave trade.

During the First Crusade Petra was occupied by Baldwin I of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and formed the second fief of the barony of Al Karak ( in the lordship of Oultrejordain ) with the title Château de la Valée de Moyse or Sela.

During the two-season run of the program he met longtime friend and later co-star, Al Lewis.

During the time of his audition, Azaria was doing a play in which he had the part of a drug dealer, basing his voice on actor Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon.

During the 1920s, Colchester was the home of Henry " Kelly " Wagle, a bootlegger associated with Al Capone.

For instance: former U. S. Vice President Al Gore, during an interview with Wolf Blitzer on CNN ( March 9, 1999 ) stated, " During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet.

During the 1920s, entertainer Al Jolson and president Calvin Coolidge were semi-frequent visitors to the village — Jolson once performed a solo for three hours at the Pontiac Theater on Broadway.

During this time, he developed an affinity for progressive rock bands such as Rush, Genesis, and Yes, as well as jazz fusion guitarist Al Di Meola.

During an interview, guitarist Al Schnier was asked to describe Moe for those who have never heard their music: " It's an amalgamation of a wide variety of the history of rock, all regurgitated and recycled through the eyes, ears, hands, whatever of the guys in our band and all of that with a sense of adventure, a sense of humor, also a constant desire to push the envelope.

During the 1930s, Amsterdam was a regular on The Al Pearce Show radio program, and by 1937 was the master of ceremonies on The Night Club of the Air.

During the summer and fall of 2007 he toured with his The Rite of Strings comrades, Al DiMeola and Jean-Luc Ponty.

During the 1928 presidential election, Bilbo helped Al Smith carry the state despite overwhelming anti-Catholicism, by claiming that Herbert Hoover had met with a black member of the Republican National Committee and danced with her.

During the 2000 Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire, Governor Shaheen expressed support for Al Gore and her husband Bill Shaheen served as Gore's New Hampshire campaign manager.

During the late Hellenistic Period, Al Karak became an important town taking its name from the Aramaic word for town, Kharkha.

* During the 1982-83 Washington Capitals season, the Washington Capitals and their goalies Al Jensen and Pat Riggin shared a shutout.

During the post-Trans Earth Injection ( TEI ) phase of the mission there wasn't much more for Irwin to do other than provide help with Al Worden's EVA to retrieve film magazines from the CSM's SIM bay, by donning a pressure suit and monitoring him.

During the course of the evening, it first called the closely contested state of Florida for Al Gore, then George W. Bush, and then as ' too close to call '.

During Prohibition, Cohen moved to Chicago and became involved in organized crime working as an enforcer for the Chicago Outfit, where he briefly met Al Capone.