as in film
the art or business of making a movie
plans to attend New York University to learn filmmaking
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Recent Examples of filmmaking
Born in the Bronx, Neuwirth served as a photography apprentice in New York City before opening his own studio and moving to Hollywood after a photo assignment in Puerto Rico ignited his passion for filmmaking.
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
The filmmaking transforms Skinwalker Ranch into a magic island in a sea of dirt, rock, and sand, and turns the Cabal into a band of brothers who bond by shooting off rockets, scrutinizing LiDAR maps, and enhancing video footage to figure out if a blurry speck in the sky is a UAP or a falcon.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025
This year’s forum will focus on non-fiction storytelling and trends in the documentary industry, collaborative opportunities with public media and documentary filmmaking in the Mid-South and South.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
Attendees of Newsweek's AI Impact Summit returned for a second day of insightful conversations on Tuesday as speakers offered thought-provoking ideas about artificial intelligence in everything from health care to filmmaking and city planning to weather forecasting.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
The filmmaking transforms Skinwalker Ranch into a magic island in a sea of dirt, rock, and sand, and turns the Cabal into a band of brothers who bond by shooting off rockets, scrutinizing LiDAR maps, and enhancing video footage to figure out if a blurry speck in the sky is a UAP or a falcon.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025
This year’s forum will focus on non-fiction storytelling and trends in the documentary industry, collaborative opportunities with public media and documentary filmmaking in the Mid-South and South.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
Attendees of Newsweek's AI Impact Summit returned for a second day of insightful conversations on Tuesday as speakers offered thought-provoking ideas about artificial intelligence in everything from health care to filmmaking and city planning to weather forecasting.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filmmaking
Noun
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This film is bound to bring more criticism their way.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
8 July 2025
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In March, DiCaprio joined YouTube, his first new social media account in years, to debut the film's trailer.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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With this new ending, the play had a Broadway run of 200 performances, a national tour of 600 performances, and was adapted into a successful movie by Paramount.—
Deborah Williams
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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Podcasting company Kaleidoscope is looking to produce more original shows and turn titles from its audio content library into Hollywood movies and TV series after raising $5 million in a Series A funding round.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
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“Filmmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filmmaking. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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