filmmaking

noun

film·​mak·​ing ˈfilm-ˌmā-kiŋ 

: the making of movies

Synonyms of filmmaking

• film
• movie

Examples of filmmaking in a Sentence

plans to attend New York University to learn filmmaking

Recent Examples on the Web

It’s based on an unconventional true story from recent history, set on the British Isles, with a tone that alternates between humorous and sorrowful before delivering an uplifting and humanist message, with skillfully invisible filmmaking that takes a backseat to the performances and story. —Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026

At the same time, independent filmmaking took off as low-budget, low-risk films, including Reservoir Dogs and Slacker, proved to have huge revenue upside. —Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026

Emma Penrose Penrose is a Director of Photography with a focus on narrative and analog experimental filmmaking. —Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026

No-budget filmmaking is an especially American folly-slash-miracle, the dreams of the anonymous cauldroned in backyards and basements in hopes of acknowledgement. —Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026

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