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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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Her intimate filmmaking is matched by a performance that helps anchor Goodbye June, portraying Julia, the daughter who needs to put her demanding career on hold to be there for her family. David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025 Ghandour’s path to filmmaking began more than a decade ago, not in film school, but on Iraqi television. Essie Assibu, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025 Part gangster thriller, part love story, the low-budget feature from Godard starring Jean Seberg and Jean-Paul Belmondo galvanized a movement of New Wave filmmakers in France with its experimental filmmaking, from chaotic jumpshots to the actors who learned their lines on the fly. Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 14 Nov. 2025 The main culprit is Towne’s way-too-precious filmmaking, but Farrell’s performance also offers little in the way of surprise or inspiration. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 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 Dec. 2025.

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