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 That era feels a million years away for many reasons, including the complete obliteration of the moviemaking landscape. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026 Netflix may approach that output, but that volume of moviemaking — and the marketing push that comes with it — is unprecedented in the streaming era. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026 The merger brings two of America’s oldest moviemaking studios together. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 On paper, director Tom McCarthy‘s latest film, A Statement might appear to be a dense polemic, hardly the stuff of exciting moviemaking. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2026 This is not to save the Looney Tunes, but to save the future of moviemaking. — James Grebey, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026 From the outset, Schoenbrun asked the designers to look to old moviemaking tricks for inspiration to make the landscapes at the Camp Miasma set as dreamy and immersive as the director envisioned. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026 Those soundtrack albums are the closest Carpenter has come to the moviemaking business in the past 16 years. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026 With seven floors of exhibitions and wo movie theaters, the Academy Museum is the largest museum in the world devoted to the arts, sciences, and artists of moviemaking. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
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  1. filmmaking
  2. film
  3. movie
Noun
  • Mustapha rejects the idea that documentary filmmaking can ever be entirely observational, arguing that a camera inevitably changes what happens in front of it.
    — Essie Assibu, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
  • No one gave them the money to do something like this through traditional filmmaking because they weren’t established in the film industry, of course.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of filmmaking
Noun
  • The film itself is non-linear and does not have a voiceover, both of which were unusual choices for the time.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The actor’s more recent film credits include Tim Burton’s 2019 Dumbo remake and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).
    — Kelly Martinez, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of film
Noun
  • In a generation of heartbreakers, Ne-Yo became a living embodiment of the movie What Women Want.
    — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
  • However, this movie carries a hefty $100 million price tag (stop-motion animation is labor-intensive and takes years to produce) and likely won’t turn a theatrical profit.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of movie

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“Moviemaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moviemaking. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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