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filmmaker

/ˈfɪlmmeɪkə(r)/noun

उच्चारण फ़िल्म्मेकर

फ़िल्म निर्माता

Core word

noun
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    [C]

    a person who makes films, especially a director

    फ़िल्म निर्माता

    • Satyajit Ray, the great filmmaker
    • The young filmmaker won an award for her short film.
    • The filmmaker spent three years making the documentary.
    + 2 more examples
    • A young filmmaker from Assam won the national award.
    • She is a filmmaker who tells stories about village women.

    Synonyms director producer cinematographer

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

filmmaker (countable noun)

A filmmaker is a person who makes films, especially a director or producer.

Filmmaker वह व्यक्ति है जो फ़िल्में बनाता है, विशेषकर निर्देशक या निर्माता।

  • Satyajit Ray was a great filmmaker.
  • She wants to become a filmmaker.

filmmaker + adjective

Adjectives name the kind: independent, documentary, young.

Adjective प्रकार बताते हैं: independent, documentary, young।

  • The independent filmmaker raised money online.
  • A young filmmaker won the prize.

filmmaker of + film type

Use of or a modifier: a filmmaker of documentaries.

'Of' या modifier का प्रयोग: a filmmaker of documentaries।

  • She is a filmmaker of short documentaries.
  • He is a children's filmmaker.

filmmaker (also film-maker)

It is written filmmaker or film-maker; both are accepted.

इसे filmmaker या film-maker दोनों लिखा जाता है।

  • The film-maker spoke at the festival.
  • Both spellings are used in Britain.
+Collocations 5

adjective + filmmaker

independentaward-winningaspiringveteranyoung

  • An aspiring filmmaker needs patience and practice.

type + filmmaker

documentaryanimationshort-filmstudentwildlife

  • A wildlife filmmaker spent years shooting tigers.

verb + filmmaker

inspireinterviewhonourbecomesupport

  • The festival honoured a veteran filmmaker.

filmmaker + verb

shootdirectproducereleasepremiere

  • The filmmaker premiered her first film in Goa.

filmmaker + noun phrase

a filmmaker's visiona filmmaker's careera filmmaker's camera

  • The film reflects the filmmaker's vision of rural life.
“More examples 6
  • Radhika dreams of becoming a filmmaker after college.

राधिका कॉलेज के बाद filmmaker बनने का सपना देखती है।

  • The filmmaker spent two years on research before shooting.

Filmmaker ने शूटिंग से पहले दो वर्ष शोध किया।

  • A young filmmaker won the national award for the best short film.

एक युवा filmmaker ने सर्वश्रेष्ठ लघु फ़िल्म का राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार जीता।

  • The documentary filmmaker lived in the village for six months.

Documentary filmmaker छह महीने गाँव में रहा।

  • Many filmmakers now use phones to shoot their first films.

कई filmmakers अब अपनी पहली फ़िल्में फ़ोन से शूट करते हैं।

  • The filmmaker thanked the actors and the crew.

Filmmaker ने कलाकारों और क्रू का धन्यवाद किया।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ He is a filmmaker of Delhi.

✓ He is a filmmaker from Delhi.

Use from for a person's origin.

किसी व्यक्ति के मूल स्थान के लिए 'from' आता है।

✗ She is film maker who makes documentaries.

✓ She is a filmmaker who makes documentaries.

A singular countable noun needs an article.

Singular countable noun के साथ article चाहिए।

≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam

General knowledge

Dadasaheb Phalke is the father of Indian cinema; Satyajit Ray received an honorary Oscar (1992).

दादासाहेब फाल्के भारतीय सिनेमा के जनक हैं; सत्यजित राय को मानद ऑस्कर मिला (1992)।