filmmaker
Americannoun
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Also called moviemaker. a producer or director of motion pictures, especially one working in all phases of production.
the leading young filmmakers of France.
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a person who makes film, especially for use in photography.
Other Word Forms
- filmmaking noun
Etymology
Origin of filmmaker
Example Sentences
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South Korean filmmakers generally accept generative AI as an unstoppable trend, if not a silver bullet that could save an industry beleaguered by rising costs.
From BBC
"That won't reverse long-term trends in cinema attendance, but it may reduce the disruption that filmmakers feared under a Netflix-led model," he says.
From BBC
And no less than John Lennon would agree with the filmmaker’s position.
From Salon
Some of those volunteers had joined the search party after seeing videos posted by a local filmmaker who was closely following the case, the ABC reported.
From BBC
“Ghost Elephants” is what filmmaker Werner Herzog calls the subjects of his latest documentary, acknowledging in his title that the animals may not exist.
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