filmar
to film
verb feel-MAHR Rare
Origin: From English film, borrowed into Spanish.
Also means
to shoot (video)
Usage Note
Filmar is a regular -ar verb. It is interchangeable with rodar when talking about shooting a film, though rodar is more traditionally cinematic and filmar more colloquial/digital-era. The noun form is filmación (filming, shoot).
Examples
"Van a filmar la próxima escena aquí."
Natural Translation
They are going to film the next scene here.
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