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filmmaking

noun
filmĀ·​makĀ·​ing | \ ˈfilm-ˌmā-kiŋ How to pronounce filmmaking (audio) \

Definition of filmmaking

: the making of motion pictures

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Examples of filmmaking in a Sentence

plans to attend New York University to learn filmmaking

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There are plenty of other objects that have been preserved from this era of filmmaking — memorabilia like Scarlett’s green velvet dress from Gone With the Wind, Sam’s piano from Casablanca, and the Maltese Falcon from the 1941 film of the same name. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, "How the ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz became the ultimate Hollywood symbol," 25 Aug. 2019 O'Dell's filmmaking influences include Adam Curtis and David Lynch. Matt Wake | [email protected], al, "Connecting Charles Manson’s music to the murders," 14 Aug. 2019 Additionally, the tracks are weaved with vintage radio advertisements, to create a true ambiance from the golden era of filmmaking. Rania Aniftos, Billboard, "Neil Diamond, Deep Purple & Other 1960s Artists to Appear on Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Soundtrack," 25 July 2019 Best Films The new documentary , made entirely of archival footage and paced by a terrific electronic soundtrack, is a true marvel of filmmaking. Tim Fernholz, Quartz, "The best Apollo 11 content to read, watch, and experience," 19 July 2019 The Maysles made Salesman and Grey Gardens, Leacock created a movement to democratize documentary filmmaking by teaching how to shoot in inexpensive Super 8, and then there was Penny. Bart Weiss, Dallas News, "Dallas critic remembers D.A. Pennebaker, creator of the Dylan myth, modern documentary and music video," 5 Aug. 2019 Both films also got nominated for exceptional merit in documentary filmmaking. Josefin Dolsten, sun-sentinel.com, "Emmy nominations give Jews reason to celebrate," 17 July 2019 The eventual result was a transition into filmmaking. Tre'vell Anderson, latimes.com, "Boots Riley stays true to his own voice with the Sundance premiere 'Sorry to Bother You'," 19 Jan. 2018 Ari Aster is not afraid to talk about how personal his filmmaking is. David Sims, The Atlantic, "What Kind of Movie Ari Aster Wanted Midsommar to Be," 3 July 2019

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First Known Use of filmmaking

1912, in the meaning defined above

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