as in film
the art or business of making a movie
plans to attend New York University to learn filmmaking
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Documentaries Mubi has hundreds of documentaries in its catalog that span almost 100 years of filmmaking.
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PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
The time on set gave her a practical education in filmmaking and an enduring sympathy for extras.
—Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
This is smart, ambitious blockbuster filmmaking that’s exclusively on Hulu.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
The filmmaking on the other hand is classic cinema, with solid set-pieces and dramatic stunts owing a debt to the silent age of filmmaking.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
The time on set gave her a practical education in filmmaking and an enduring sympathy for extras.
—Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
This is smart, ambitious blockbuster filmmaking that’s exclusively on Hulu.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
The filmmaking on the other hand is classic cinema, with solid set-pieces and dramatic stunts owing a debt to the silent age of filmmaking.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Filmmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filmmaking. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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