filmmaking

noun

film·​mak·​ing ˈfilm-ˌmā-kiŋ How to pronounce filmmaking (audio)
: the making of motion pictures

Examples of filmmaking in a Sentence

plans to attend New York University to learn filmmaking
Recent Examples on the Web Despite a weighty two-and-a-half-hour running time, the picture barrels forward at breakneck speed; the sheer agility of Holland’s filmmaking becomes a direct expression of her empathy. Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 June 2024 This is where the team-sport element of filmmaking comes into play. Alexander Woo, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2024 But free-and-easy filmmaking has a way of sliding into the merely slapdash, and that’s what seems to have happened here, although youthful audiences may not care. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024 Preparation is crucial in filmmaking, especially on a large-scale project like Rings of Power. Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for filmmaking 

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Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of filmmaking was in 1912

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“Filmmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filmmaking. Accessed 29 Jun. 2024.

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