moviemaking

as in filmmaking
the art or business of making a movie a director with 25 years of experience at moviemaking

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Recent Examples of moviemaking This is not to save the Looney Tunes, but to save the future of moviemaking. James Grebey, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026 From the outset, Schoenbrun asked the designers to look to old moviemaking tricks for inspiration to make the landscapes at the Camp Miasma set as dreamy and immersive as the director envisioned. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026 Those soundtrack albums are the closest Carpenter has come to the moviemaking business in the past 16 years. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026 With seven floors of exhibitions and wo movie theaters, the Academy Museum is the largest museum in the world devoted to the arts, sciences, and artists of moviemaking. Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 For its upcoming Los Angeles venue, experiential art firm Meow Wolf will focus on the art of storytelling, with a specific eye toward spoofing our city’s moviemaking magic. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 The moviemaking is faithful, literal, and dead. David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026 Seth Rogen’s studio head character kept trying to argue to a room full of doctors that moviemaking was just as important as medicine. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2026 Though he was raised assisting on his father’s films, David Greaves didn’t remain in moviemaking. ABC News, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moviemaking
Noun
  • Universal acclaim or not, the film launched his groundbreaking directing career and helped usher in a new era of Black independent filmmaking.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • While visual effects can enhance martial arts on screen, Wu argues that authentic filmmaking still depends on performance.
    Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 25 July 2026
Noun
  • The film from writer-director Elle Sofe Sara will get a theatrical release in early 2027 before launching on digital platforms later next year.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Yamazaki returns as director for a film Toho and Gkids describe as featuring more extensive effects work than its predecessor, while keeping its post-World War II Japan setting grounded in the experiences of its characters.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Dark movie theaters, or creepy home basements, are the classic venues of choice for those who love supernatural scares.
    Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Paranormal Activity, the play, builds to the sort of slick and grisly finale that would be just right for the end of a cruel horror movie, but that lands awkwardly onstage.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Moviemaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moviemaking. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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