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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Michael Jai White has been in a lot of film and TV projects over the last 35 years or so.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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Still, Douglas doesn’t treat film as a documentary but as a document about storytelling and about how film can be used to elicit historical bigness.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
1 Aug. 2025
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One night, the poster and Mark came home from the gym ready to relax and watch a movie, only to find Daisy hosting a group of friends in their living room.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
27 July 2025
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Known for his wit and charisma, The Rock has become the most accomplished actor of all professional wrestlers, starring in movies such as The Scorpion King, Fast Five, and Jumanji.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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“Filmmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filmmaking. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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