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filming

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[fil-ming] / ˈfɪl mɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act or period of photographing, especially of a motion picture.

Etymology

Origin of filming

First recorded in 1885–90; film + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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The roughly 15,000-square-foot home was used as a filming location in the Oscar-winning movie ‘The Towering Inferno.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The home was also the filming location for 1969’s “Goodbye, Columbus.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

By early 2025, despite scheduling strife, filming had begun.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

What was the actual day of filming the scene like for you?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Everywhere she set up cameras, Riefenstahl made sure she had the most flattering angles, generally cast upward, for filming the ultimate stars of the show, Adolf Hitler and his entourage.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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