moviemaker
Cinema industry professional
A moviemaker is someone who creates films—a director, producer, or anyone centrally involved in bringing a motion picture to existence.
The term is slightly informal compared to filmmaker, often appearing in entertainment journalism: The legendary moviemaker discussed his craft.
Moviemaking is the process or business of producing films.
One who leads
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
- editorOne who revises text
- gafferFilm's chief electrician
- gripSecure manual hold
cameraman · animator · colorist · producer · assistant director · boom operator · key grip · best boy
Early explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- auteurDirector with total control
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
revolutionary · trendsetter · groundbreaking · influential · iconic · legendary · acclaimed · Spielberg
Director with total control
- artistryExceptional creative skill
- visionAbility to see
- originalityNovel creative quality
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
innovation · ingenuity · world-building · genre-bending · conceptualization · interpretation · style · aesthetic
Account of events
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- scriptWritten words for performance
- charactersPersons in a narrative
dialogue · climax · arc · twist · protagonist · antagonist · conflict · resolution
First public performance
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- multiplexMulti-screen movie theater
- boxofficeTheater's sales counter
marquee · trailer · feature · matinee · auditorium · popcorn · tickets · flicks
Providing capital for purchases
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- budgetPlan for spending
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- greenlightAuthorization to proceed
pre-production · casting · distribution · rights · pitch · development · contracts · shooting
Overseeing a production
- screenwritingComposing scripts for film
- editingRefining content for clarity
- storyboardingSequencing shots through drawings
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
framing · shot composition · sound design · color grading · mise-en-scène · blocking · coverage · pacing
director
One who leads
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
- editorOne who revises text
- gafferFilm's chief electrician
grip · cameraman · animator · colorist · producer · assistant director · boom operator · key grip · best boy · script supervisor
pioneer
Early explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- auteurDirector with total control
maverick · revolutionary · trendsetter · groundbreaking · influential · iconic · legendary · acclaimed · Spielberg · Kurosawa
auteur
Director with total control
- artistryExceptional creative skill
- visionAbility to see
- originalityNovel creative quality
imagination · innovation · ingenuity · world-building · genre-bending · conceptualization · interpretation · style · aesthetic · voice
narrative
Account of events
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- scriptWritten words for performance
characters · dialogue · climax · arc · twist · protagonist · antagonist · conflict · resolution · theme
premiere
First public performance
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- multiplexMulti-screen movie theater
boxoffice · marquee · trailer · feature · matinee · auditorium · popcorn · tickets · flicks · intermission
financing
Providing capital for purchases
greenlight · pre-production · casting · distribution · rights · pitch · development · contracts · shooting · post-production
directing
Overseeing a production
- screenwritingComposing scripts for film
- editingRefining content for clarity
- storyboardingSequencing shots through drawings
lighting · framing · shot composition · sound design · color grading · mise-en-scène · blocking · coverage · pacing · continuity
moviemakermoviegoer
One who attends films
spectator · filmgoer · movie buff · cinephile · couch potato
moviemakeractor
One who portrays characters
movie star · film actor · performer · leading man · leading lady