filmmaking

noun

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

Examples of filmmaking in a Sentence

plans to attend New York University to learn filmmaking
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Jude’s own filmmaking, however, is firmly of the moment. Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025 There was a really individual and decisive creative community in Portland, in music and in the visual arts, in writing and in filmmaking. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025 Marvel ran though its most interesting characters in the first few phases of its filmmaking. Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025 In the end, Kane is both enthusiastic and pessimistic about the state of low-budget independent filmmaking. Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for filmmaking

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

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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 3 Mar. 2025.

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