Refer to the Following Passage to Answer the Questions Below

Multiple Choice

Refer to the following passage to answer the questions below.
A television ad for Meridia, a prescription medication for the management of obesity, begins by showing a close-up of a cute, pudgy baby's face while the copy says something to the effect that doctors have been concerned about your weight all your life. The baby's face gradually turns into that of a woman who is attractive yet overweight, and the copy indicates that Meridia can help -just ask your doctor. Then the scene shifts, rather abruptly, to the name of the prescription medication.
-The art director wants to purchase a previously recorded image of a baby's face rather than going through the process of casting and abiding by all the regulations for working with minors. This decision was most likely made during the ________ stage of the production process.

A) message design
B) editing
C) preproduction
D) production
E) postproduction