filmmaking

noun

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

Examples of filmmaking in a Sentence

plans to attend New York University to learn filmmaking
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Over six days, joy and anxiety collide as the family hides in plain sight in what can be described as a biographical piece of filmmaking for Lafosse. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2025 FilmNorth’s new hub for local filmmaking opened in the neighborhood earlier this summer, too. Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025 Remembering Robert Redford Robert Redford, the legendary leading man with boyish good looks and charm who used his star power to advocate for independent filmmaking, environmentalism and LGBTQ rights, has died at age 89. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025 Like her brother James, Amy is proof that acting and filmmaking run deep in the Redford family. Stephanie Kaloi, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for filmmaking

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 5 Oct. 2025.

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