as in film
the art or business of making a movie
plans to attend New York University to learn filmmaking
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This lab will focus on educating creative professionals—writers, directors, and creators of moving image works—about the business side of filmmaking, such as IP, revenue streams, and financing.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
It’s been scary, but being on the other side of things has also given me a whole new understanding of filmmaking.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
At a glance, there was nothing special about the Burbank location of the Bob’s Big Boy chain, but over the course of seven years and several decades of filmmaking, Mr. Lynch had demonstrated that illuminating something ordinary could give it meaning and reveal its mysteries.
—Tejal Rao, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Negative space is the great underused resource in filmmaking.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
It’s been scary, but being on the other side of things has also given me a whole new understanding of filmmaking.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
At a glance, there was nothing special about the Burbank location of the Bob’s Big Boy chain, but over the course of seven years and several decades of filmmaking, Mr. Lynch had demonstrated that illuminating something ordinary could give it meaning and reveal its mysteries.
—Tejal Rao, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Negative space is the great underused resource in filmmaking.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
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