filmmaking

noun

film·​mak·​ing ˈfilm-ˌmā-kiŋ How to pronounce filmmaking (audio)
Synonyms of filmmakingnext
: the making of movies

Examples of filmmaking in a Sentence

plans to attend New York University to learn filmmaking
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Following the brouhaha around whether art should be divorced from politics at the Berlinale, the organizers of the 8th Joburg Film Festival at Tuesday night’s opener were adamant that all voices and viewpoints are welcome, noting that African filmmaking is inherently political. Thinus Ferreira, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026 The co-production between Chile, Argentina and Italy not only solved a practical problem, but reaffirmed our belief that collaborative filmmaking is one of the most vital ways to sustain independent cinema. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026 Fischbach isn’t the first YouTuber to jump into big-screen filmmaking. David Sims, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026 Williams was asked to score a piece of filmmaking that would forever change the way that movies are made. Alex Galbraith, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for filmmaking

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of filmmaking was in 1912

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“Filmmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filmmaking. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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