filmmaking

noun

film·​mak·​ing ˈfilm-ˌmā-kiŋ 

: the making of movies

Synonyms

• film
• movie

Examples of filmmaking in a Sentence

plans to attend New York University to learn filmmaking

Recent Examples on the Web

Also getting a North American bow is The Girl Who Cried Pearls, the latest stop-motion animated short from the National Film Board of Canada filmmaking duo of Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, Oscar nominees for their earlier film Madame Tutli-Putli. —Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025

Her films explore themes of identity, gender, and cultural displacement, frequently blurring the lines between documentary and fiction for a truly singular voice in the history of independent filmmaking. —Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025

Like many works from that fertile age of grindhouse-friendly filmmaking, this adaptation of William P. McGivern’s novel (originally titled Red Alert Central Park, a far better pulp-fiction handle) fell through the cracks in terms of distribution rights and home-entertainment-format updates. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025

What’s guided them for 30 years remains the critical piece of smart indie filmmaking. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for filmmaking

• awaking
• backbreaking
• bookmaking
• breathtaking
• brickmaking
• caretaking
• dressmaking
• forsaking
• glassmaking
• groundbreaking
• haymaking
• heartbreaking