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
The moviemaking is faithful, literal, and dead.
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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.
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Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
Anyone who watched that picture, knowing that Steven was in his early 20s, could see that it was made by someone with a special, innate gift for moviemaking.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
The gears of moviemaking move slower than the gears of recording records.
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Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2026
Still, working outside the margins of traditional moviemaking requires great adaptability.
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Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Though he was raised assisting on his father’s films, David Greaves didn’t remain in moviemaking.
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ABC News,
20 May 2026
Eight years later, however, Saudi Arabia’s moviemaking ambitions have yet to materialize, stunted by regional turmoil and a failure to recognize what audiences want.
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Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
13 May 2026
David Lean may be gone, but his spirit lives on with this kind of huge global moviemaking and star-studded cast that only a Christopher Nolan could possibly get greenlit these days.
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Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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
Anyone who watched that picture, knowing that Steven was in his early 20s, could see that it was made by someone with a special, innate gift for moviemaking.
—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
The gears of moviemaking move slower than the gears of recording records.
—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2026
Still, working outside the margins of traditional moviemaking requires great adaptability.
—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Though he was raised assisting on his father’s films, David Greaves didn’t remain in moviemaking.
—
ABC News,
20 May 2026
Eight years later, however, Saudi Arabia’s moviemaking ambitions have yet to materialize, stunted by regional turmoil and a failure to recognize what audiences want.
—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
13 May 2026
David Lean may be gone, but his spirit lives on with this kind of huge global moviemaking and star-studded cast that only a Christopher Nolan could possibly get greenlit these days.
—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moviemaking
Noun
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There is a romanticized version of independent filmmaking that people often imagine — a passionate artist with a great script, a group of believers, and a dream that somehow finds its way to the screen.
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He is primarily focused on documentary cinema and observational filmmaking.
Noun
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The film received six Oscar nominees, including one for Blyth, and Crawford — who became good friends with Blyth — won best actress for her role.
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The pair posed for photos and watched the film together.
Noun
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Swimming pools, movie theaters and shopping malls are places to stay cool.
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Released by Angel Studios for the Fourth of July, the movie is intended as a bit of likably square, neo-traditional, right-wing-adjacent counterprogramming.
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“Moviemaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moviemaking. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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