Definition of filmmaker
: one who makes motion pictures
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The filmmaker Stacey Tenenbaum picks the brains of shoeshiners around the world, some of whom claim the service serves a valuable purpose in the hustle and bustle of today’s cities.
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Rather than approach the armed activist, the officer closes ground on the filmmaker.
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The documentary’s appeal was evident recently when the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (N.C.) announced a continuing education course the filmmaker is teaching there in March in the Osher Lifelong Learning Center.
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The filmmakers mostly don’t artificially amplify or silence the world, but characters are so quiet that any sound at ordinary volume becomes a jump scare.
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There’s a sense that the filmmakers are beyond their depth, even when passages play out with relative clarity.
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Any advice or comments that the filmmakers should consider from your perspective as a scholar?
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The filmmakers dug deep to find clips from this era.
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First, the filmmakers have done yeoman’s work in researching, finding, selecting, and editing into a coherent framework a vast amount of archival news footage, an accomplishment that makes the production a pleasure to watch.
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First Known Use of filmmaker
1908
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Definition of filmmaker for English Language Learners
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: a person (such as a director or producer) who makes movies
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