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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While Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola are both titans of filmmaking, especially helping to start the modern Golden Age of Hollywood, Sofia Coppola ushered in the 21st century of women auteurs. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 June 2025 The 75-minute chat covered nearly all aspects of filmmaking as Schreier got quizzed on stunts (yes, that one), camera angles, visual effects, color grading, music selections, sound design, post-production, casting, editing and more. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025 The film marks Loznitsa’s first return to narrative filmmaking since 2018’s Donbass, which won the Best Director prize in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 24 June 2025 However, after impressing bigwigs at Universal with his short film Amblin', Spielberg put his education aside in 1968 for a career in filmmaking. Maria Yagoda, People.com, 21 June 2025 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 11 Jul. 2025.

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