as in film
the art or business of making a movie
plans to attend New York University to learn filmmaking
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Recent Examples of filmmaking
Else will be honored for his contributions to documentary filmmaking at the Documentary ceremony June 26.
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 29 May 2025
When Muller graduated, he was torn between pursuing filmmaking and science.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 28 May 2025
In these instances, the strong filmmaking trumps the script’s inconsistencies.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 27 May 2025
What is your stance on using AI in filmmaking?
Pandora is out of the box.
—Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 28 May 2025
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 29 May 2025
When Muller graduated, he was torn between pursuing filmmaking and science.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 28 May 2025
In these instances, the strong filmmaking trumps the script’s inconsistencies.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 27 May 2025
What is your stance on using AI in filmmaking?
Pandora is out of the box.
—Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filmmaking
Noun
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The film was shot at stage 17 at Paramount Studios, with a massive set created to replicate the Greenwich Village courtyard and building.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Lucan Toh of Two & Two Pictures and Ian Henry of London Film & TV produced the film alongside XYZ Films.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
2 June 2025
Noun
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While some sleep or watch movies, a small group plays poker.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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The over-all effect is like watching a movie that’s supposed to be set in the nineties and spotting a Tesla in the background.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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“Filmmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filmmaking. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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