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filmable

American  
[fil-muh-buhl] / ˈfɪl mə bəl /

adjective

  1. noting or pertaining to a story or to a literary work readily adaptable to motion picture form.


Etymology

Origin of filmable

First recorded in 1915–20; film + -able

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Georgia is home to a major international airport and a variety of filmable landscapes—mountains, beaches, a big city, countryside—but what really made it a top filming location are the tax credits.

From The New Yorker Oct. 31, 2018

It’s just that in their search for a good story, the kind that will attract audiences, tales of driven, often unlikable, individuals are simply deemed more dramatic and filmable.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 23, 2017

Most novels frame their key moments as a series of filmable moments straight out of Hitchcock.

From Salon Feb. 9, 2013

Ms. Platt’s incisive eye for the filmable printed page extended beyond fiction.

From New York Times Jul. 29, 2011

Swords may also be worn at weddings, at funerals, also at christenings I believe; anyway, on all filmable occasions.

From From a Terrace in Prague by Lieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker

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