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filmmaking

American  
[film-mayk-ing] / ˈfɪlmˌmeɪk ɪŋ /

noun

  1. the activity or practice of making motion pictures, especially the direction, production, and editing of films.


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Propstore founder Stephen Lane described the bike as an "extraordinary feat of filmmaking and engineering"

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

For the actor the film is "really a love letter," an homage both to Stallone's perseverance through to struggle and to filmmaking itself.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

One weak point is the film’s overbearing musical score, by Kadmon, which debases events by giving them the feel of low-budget action filmmaking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

In their filmmaking, Schoenbrun sometimes struggles to apply broader themes within a minute-to-minute narrative, creating pacing issues that reveal a dissonance between intention and execution.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

It was like she had this quota to fill in order to not be a crappy mother, and my filmmaking was above and beyond the call of duty.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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