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 Maddox has many talents Beyond filmmaking, Maddox has lots of interests and skills. Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024 In Native American filmmaker Erica Tremblay’s feature narrative directorial debut—she’s mainly known for documentary filmmaking—Gladstone stars as Jax, who raises her 13-year-old niece Roki (Isabel DeRoy-Olson) on the Seneca–Cayuga Nation Reservation in the wake of her sister’s disappearance. Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for filmmaking 

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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 1 Jun. 2024.

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