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
Elizabeth Olsen is sharing her passion for moviemaking and, in a recent interview, explained why seeing films in a theater is essential.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Luckily for Fox, what seemed like an existential deadlock turned out to be just another day on the moviemaking grind.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
He’d initially been inspired by pioneering video channels such as Every Frame a Painting, which made carefully edited, thoroughly researched deep dives into the art of moviemaking.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Shane Black takes nothing for granted after four decades of moviemaking.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
The Doha Film Institute, which drives Qatar’s moviemaking ambitions, has come a long way over the past 15 years under the leadership of Fatma Hassan Alremaihi.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Luckily for Fox, what seemed like an existential deadlock turned out to be just another day on the moviemaking grind.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
He’d initially been inspired by pioneering video channels such as Every Frame a Painting, which made carefully edited, thoroughly researched deep dives into the art of moviemaking.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Shane Black takes nothing for granted after four decades of moviemaking.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
The Doha Film Institute, which drives Qatar’s moviemaking ambitions, has come a long way over the past 15 years under the leadership of Fatma Hassan Alremaihi.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moviemaking
Noun
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Deol also expresses nostalgia for earlier eras of filmmaking.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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Rose, did Mary’s background as a therapist enhance the filmmaking in that scene, or others?—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These are Logan Paulsen and his wife Kelly’s rescue dogs, all different ages and sizes, all at the door of their comfortable northern Virginia home to greet his students for another day of film study and training.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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There’s no telling how expensive the wardrobe budget is on the film, but this lookalike style is just $30 right now.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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A lot of fun, very comedic movie.—
Charles Infosino,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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In addition to the Dick Wolf drama, Flueger is also known for his appearances on the other Chicago universe shows, Chicago Med and Chicago Fire, but also for movies such as Brothers, alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire, and Natalie Portman, and the 2011 version of Footloose.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Moviemaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moviemaking. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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