as in film
the art or business of making a movie
plans to attend New York University to learn filmmaking
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The seed for Warfare was planted when Mendoza, working as a Hollywood stunt man choreographing gun fight sequences after retiring from the Navy, realized filmmaking was a tool that could fill in Miller’s memories.
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Jack Smart, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Equally clear is the geography of the battlefield, which is a key element of successful combat filmmaking dating back to Helm’s Deep and The Two Towers.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Created and directed by a British actor Stephen Graham, the four-part series is reminiscent of ’60s-era documentary filmmaking.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
In a win for independent cinema and the future of filmmaking, six projects have been unveiled today as part of Antigravity Academy‘s flagship incubator, the Antigravity Academy Screenwriters Camp.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
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Jack Smart, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Equally clear is the geography of the battlefield, which is a key element of successful combat filmmaking dating back to Helm’s Deep and The Two Towers.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Created and directed by a British actor Stephen Graham, the four-part series is reminiscent of ’60s-era documentary filmmaking.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
In a win for independent cinema and the future of filmmaking, six projects have been unveiled today as part of Antigravity Academy‘s flagship incubator, the Antigravity Academy Screenwriters Camp.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Filmmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filmmaking. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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