filmmaker

Everyday

A filmmaker is a person who makes films, especially a director or producer who has the main ideas. tree →

In the lessons

In media and art lessons pupils learn about filmmakers and how films are planned, shot and edited; they can be young filmmakers with phones. It tells the reader someone's job or hobby. Phrases: «a young filmmaker», «an award-winning filmmaker».

Examples

• Steven Spielberg is a famous filmmaker. tree →
• Our class became filmmakers for a day. tree →
• The filmmaker filmed whales in the ocean. tree →
• She wants to be a wildlife filmmaker. tree →
• The filmmaker edited the video on a laptop. tree →
• Young filmmakers entered the school film festival. tree →

Note

Countable: a filmmaker, filmmakers. Spelled as one word (filmmaker) or with a hyphen (film-maker, more British); both are correct. Double m in the one-word spelling. In the USA people often say «moviemaker» too. A filmmaker is not always the actor.