Filmmaking

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The activity of preparing edited video works, formerly principally films, whether for entertainment or other purposes. uncountable, usually

    "Network Rail and some of the train operating companies also make films about the railway for internal or external showing. While many are brief, some continue to uphold the standards of professional filmmaking with which the railway has become synonymous, over a period of over a century."

  2. 2
    The manufacture of physical film. uncountable, usually

Synonyms

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cinematographyfilm-craftmoviemakingmoviemakingthe seventh art

Example

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"Network Rail and some of the train operating companies also make films about the railway for internal or external showing. While many are brief, some continue to uphold the standards of professional filmmaking with which the railway has become synonymous, over a period of over a century."

Etymology

From film + making.

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