moviemaking

noun

as in filmmaking
the art or business of making a movie a director with 25 years of experience at moviemaking

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Recent Examples of moviemaking The gears of moviemaking move slower than the gears of recording records. — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026 The moviemaking is faithful, literal, and dead. — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026 Though he was raised assisting on his father’s films, David Greaves didn’t remain in moviemaking. — ABC News, 20 May 2026 Seth Rogen’s studio head character kept trying to argue to a room full of doctors that moviemaking was just as important as medicine. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2026 Anyone who watched that picture, knowing that Steven was in his early 20s, could see that it was made by someone with a special, innate gift for moviemaking. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026 David Lean may be gone, but his spirit lives on with this kind of huge global moviemaking and star-studded cast that only a Christopher Nolan could possibly get greenlit these days. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026 Still, working outside the margins of traditional moviemaking requires great adaptability. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 Eight years later, however, Saudi Arabia’s moviemaking ambitions have yet to materialize, stunted by regional turmoil and a failure to recognize what audiences want. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moviemaking
  1. filmmaking
  2. film
  3. movie
Noun
  • There is a romanticized version of independent filmmaking that people often imagine — a passionate artist with a great script, a group of believers, and a dream that somehow finds its way to the screen.
    — DJ Hale, IndieWire, 23 June 2026
  • He is primarily focused on documentary cinema and observational filmmaking.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 19 June 2026
Definition of filmmaking
Noun
  • Aside from the fictional King Kong, who first appeared in a 1933 film atop the skyscraper, others in real life legally — and illegally — climbed the famous skyscraper.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Now, a new crop of leaders has emerged, reflecting Silicon Valley’s vast influence over the film and and TV business, which has been upended by streaming and, now, artificial intelligence.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of film
Noun
  • Swimming pools, movie theaters and shopping malls are places to stay cool.
    — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Released by Angel Studios for the Fourth of July, the movie is intended as a bit of likably square, neo-traditional, right-wing-adjacent counterprogramming.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 July 2026
Definition of movie

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“Moviemaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moviemaking. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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