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Common questions
Is moviemaker.com legit or a scam?
AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
Who owns moviemaker.com?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for moviemaker.com. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
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Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
MovieMaker Magazine — company name on record since 2006; still matches the live site.
latest result
Domain registered Apr 3, 1995 — 31 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: GoDaddy.com, LLC — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Jul 23, 2026).
latest result
HTTPS request succeeded for www.moviemaker.com.
checked Oct 3, 2026
The site names moviemaker as the organisation behind it.
checked Oct 3, 2026
The live front page reads as a news or media site that publishes free content supported by ads, mainly for specialists in its field.
Authority 75/100— ahead of 75% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
75 is a percentile: higher than 75% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #38,553)+7
Verified continuity: 31.6 years (RDAP registration)+11
Identity corroboration (capped)+4
Security & email hygiene+2
Calibration adjustment (published map)+14
Model score: 38/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 75/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
What moviemaker.com said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
MovieMaker Magazine is a quarterly chronicle of the world of independent motion picture art and business and the personalities who inhabit it. It is commentary, how-to information, new product reviews, financing strategies, humor, criticism, photography, illustrations, and candid interviews with above-the-line trendsetters as well as behind-the-scenes craftspeople.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
1995
Domain registered (Apr 3, 1995).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 21, 2006); profile edited 2 times through 2008.
✓ name continuity same company name for 20 years✓ domain continuity 31 years registered✓ live verified Oct 28, 2026
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 68 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 68 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
Lifeline · moviemaker.com over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2006 · 1 registrar change since May 25, 2007 · 1 ownership change since 2007 · last checked Oct 21, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageJun 21, 2006 – Jan 17, 2008An AboutUs wiki page described moviemaker.com from Jun 21, 2006 to Jan 17, 2008 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“MovieMaker Magazine is a quarterly chronicle of the world of independent motion picture art and business and the personalities who inhabit it. It is commentary, how-to information, new product reviews, financing strateg…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Registrar
Register.comMay 25, 2007 – Mar 31, 2010Registrar Register.com in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for moviemaker.com, from May 25, 2007 to Mar 31, 2010.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)GoDaddy.com, LLC
Ownership
Ownership recordsMay 25, 2007 – Mar 3, 2026Registration records for moviemaker.com are held from May 25, 2007 to Mar 3, 2026 (224 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Zone file
Nameservers: dreamhost.comMay 25, 2007 – Aug 22, 2007Registration records listed dreamhost.com nameservers (ns1.dreamhost.com, ns2.dreamhost.com, ns3.dreamhost.com) for moviemaker.com from May 25, 2007 to Aug 22, 2007.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)Nameservers: nexcess.net
Certificate
AmazonAmazonDec 29, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026Amazon issued 1 certificate for moviemaker.com from Dec 29, 2025, the latest valid until Jan 27, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
2010201520202025Apr ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (30)
Jun 21, 2006 – Jan 17, 2008AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described moviemaker.com from Jun 21, 2006 to Jan 17, 2008 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “MovieMaker Magazine is a quarterly chronicle of the world of independent motion picture art and business and the personalities who inhabit it. It is commentary, how-to information, new product reviews, financing strateg…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
May 25, 2007 – Mar 31, 2010Registrar: Registrar Register.com in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for moviemaker.com, from May 25, 2007 to Mar 31, 2010.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
May 25, 2007 – Mar 3, 2026Ownership: Registration records for moviemaker.com are held from May 25, 2007 to Mar 3, 2026 (224 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
May 25, 2007 – Aug 22, 2007Zone file: Registration records listed dreamhost.com nameservers (ns1.dreamhost.com, ns2.dreamhost.com, ns3.dreamhost.com) for moviemaker.com from May 25, 2007 to Aug 22, 2007.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Current AboutUs record
Jun 29, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026 (latest)
Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 21, 2026.
Source: AboutUs checks
GoDaddy.com, LLC
Jul 6, 2011 – Oct 28, 2026 (latest)
Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the registration data recorded, first on Jul 6, 2011 and most recently on Oct 28, 2026.
Source: RDAP, fetched Jun 29, 2026
Ownership change
Sep 20, 2013
The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Sep 20, 2013. Who it changed to is in the full report.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
1 ownership change, 2007–2026
Nameservers: nexcess.net
Feb 26, 2008 – Jan 1, 2013
Registration records listed nexcess.net nameservers (dns34-1.nexcess.net, dns34-2.nexcess.net) for moviemaker.com from Feb 26, 2008 to Jan 1, 2013.
Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to nexcess.netFeb 26, 2008moviemaker.com's nameservers moved from dreamhost.com to nexcess.net at some point between Aug 22, 2007 and Feb 26, 2008. Last seen at dreamhost.com: Aug 22, 2007 (registration record). First seen at nexcess.net: Feb 26, 2008 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 6 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Jun 5, 2013 – Oct 10, 2013Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-296.awsdns-37.com) for moviemaker.com from Jun 5, 2013 to Oct 10, 2013.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to Amazon Route 53Jun 5, 2013moviemaker.com's nameservers moved from nexcess.net to Amazon Route 53 at some point between Jan 1, 2013 and Jun 5, 2013. Last seen at nexcess.net: Jan 1, 2013 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Jun 5, 2013 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 5 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Oct 18, 2013 – Jun 1, 2014Amazon Route 53 (ns-1075.awsdns-06.org, ns-2021.awsdns-60.co.uk, ns-296.awsdns-37.com…) were the nameservers listed for moviemaker.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Jun 1, 2014 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nameservers: mediatemple.netJan 24, 2015 – Apr 3, 2018mediatemple.net (ns1.mediatemple.net, ns2.mediatemple.net) were the nameservers listed for moviemaker.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Jan 24, 2015 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
DNS moved to mediatemple.netJan 24, 2015moviemaker.com's nameservers moved from Amazon Route 53 to mediatemple.net at some point between Jun 1, 2014 and Jan 24, 2015. Last seen at Amazon Route 53: Jun 1, 2014 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). First seen at mediatemple.net: Jan 24, 2015 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 8 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (ICANN zone-file snapshot → ICANN zone-file snapshot)
Nameservers: mediatemple.netApr 4, 2018 – Apr 20, 2020Registration records listed mediatemple.net nameservers (ns1.mediatemple.net, ns2.mediatemple.net) for moviemaker.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Apr 20, 2020. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Nameservers: GoDaddyJul 26, 2020 – Apr 4, 2021Registration records listed GoDaddy nameservers (ns45.domaincontrol.com, ns46.domaincontrol.com) for moviemaker.com from Jul 26, 2020 to Apr 4, 2021.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to GoDaddyJul 26, 2020moviemaker.com's nameservers moved from mediatemple.net to GoDaddy at some point between Apr 20, 2020 and Jul 26, 2020. Last seen at mediatemple.net: Apr 20, 2020 (registration record). First seen at GoDaddy: Jul 26, 2020 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 3 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: ezoicns.comApr 14, 2021 – Sep 3, 2022Registration records listed ezoicns.com nameservers (indri.ezoicns.com, saola.ezoicns.com) for moviemaker.com from Apr 14, 2021 to Sep 3, 2022.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to ezoicns.comApr 14, 2021moviemaker.com's nameservers moved from GoDaddy to ezoicns.com between Apr 4, 2021 and Apr 14, 2021. Last seen at GoDaddy: Apr 4, 2021 (registration record). First seen at ezoicns.com: Apr 14, 2021 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: CloudflareOct 16, 2022Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (cruz.ns.cloudflare.com, owen.ns.cloudflare.com) for moviemaker.com from Oct 16, 2022 to Oct 16, 2022.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to CloudflareOct 16, 2022moviemaker.com's nameservers moved from ezoicns.com to Cloudflare between Sep 3, 2022 and Oct 16, 2022. Last seen at ezoicns.com: Sep 3, 2022 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Oct 16, 2022 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: AkamaiDec 16, 2022Registration records listed Akamai nameservers (a1-163.akam.net, a10-65.akam.net, a13-64.akam.net…) for moviemaker.com from Dec 16, 2022 to Dec 16, 2022.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to AkamaiDec 16, 2022moviemaker.com's nameservers moved from Cloudflare to Akamai at some point between Oct 16, 2022 and Dec 16, 2022. Last seen at Cloudflare: Oct 16, 2022 (registration record). First seen at Akamai: Dec 16, 2022 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 2 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: CloudflareNameservers: CloudflareJan 20, 2023 – Mar 3, 2026Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (cruz.ns.cloudflare.com, owen.ns.cloudflare.com) for moviemaker.com from Jan 20, 2023 to Mar 3, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to CloudflareJan 20, 2023moviemaker.com's nameservers moved from Akamai to Cloudflare between Dec 16, 2022 and Jan 20, 2023. Last seen at Akamai: Dec 16, 2022 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Jan 20, 2023 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Seen in the .com zone fileSep 8, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Oct 21, 2026. Nameservers on Oct 21, 2026: cruz.ns.cloudflare.com, owen.ns.cloudflare.com.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Oct 21, 2026
Let's Encrypt
Apr 1, 2026 – Oct 28, 2026 (latest)
Let's Encrypt issued 46 certificates for moviemaker.com from Apr 1, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 21, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 3, 2026.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 3, 2026
Google Trust ServicesOct 9, 2026 – Oct 28, 2026Google Trust Services issued 2 certificates for moviemaker.com from Oct 9, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 7, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Feb 26, 2008 – Jan 1, 2013
Zone file: Registration records listed nexcess.net nameservers (dns34-1.nexcess.net, dns34-2.nexcess.net) for moviemaker.com from Feb 26, 2008 to Jan 1, 2013.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Feb 26, 2008Zone file: moviemaker.com's nameservers moved from dreamhost.com to nexcess.net at some point between Aug 22, 2007 and Feb 26, 2008. Last seen at dreamhost.com: Aug 22, 2007 (registration record). First seen at nexcess.net: Feb 26, 2008 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 6 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Jul 6, 2011 – Oct 28, 2026Registrar: Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the registration data recorded, first on Jul 6, 2011 and most recently on Oct 28, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Jun 29, 2026
Jun 5, 2013 – Oct 10, 2013Zone file: Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-296.awsdns-37.com) for moviemaker.com from Jun 5, 2013 to Oct 10, 2013.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jun 5, 2013Zone file: moviemaker.com's nameservers moved from nexcess.net to Amazon Route 53 at some point between Jan 1, 2013 and Jun 5, 2013. Last seen at nexcess.net: Jan 1, 2013 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Jun 5, 2013 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 5 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Sep 20, 2013Ownership: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Sep 20, 2013. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Oct 18, 2013 – Jun 1, 2014Zone file: Amazon Route 53 (ns-1075.awsdns-06.org, ns-2021.awsdns-60.co.uk, ns-296.awsdns-37.com…) were the nameservers listed for moviemaker.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Jun 1, 2014 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Jan 24, 2015 – Apr 3, 2018Zone file: mediatemple.net (ns1.mediatemple.net, ns2.mediatemple.net) were the nameservers listed for moviemaker.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Jan 24, 2015 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Jan 24, 2015Zone file: moviemaker.com's nameservers moved from Amazon Route 53 to mediatemple.net at some point between Jun 1, 2014 and Jan 24, 2015. Last seen at Amazon Route 53: Jun 1, 2014 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). First seen at mediatemple.net: Jan 24, 2015 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 8 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (ICANN zone-file snapshot → ICANN zone-file snapshot)
Apr 4, 2018 – Apr 20, 2020Zone file: Registration records listed mediatemple.net nameservers (ns1.mediatemple.net, ns2.mediatemple.net) for moviemaker.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Apr 20, 2020. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jul 26, 2020 – Apr 4, 2021Zone file: Registration records listed GoDaddy nameservers (ns45.domaincontrol.com, ns46.domaincontrol.com) for moviemaker.com from Jul 26, 2020 to Apr 4, 2021.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jul 26, 2020Zone file: moviemaker.com's nameservers moved from mediatemple.net to GoDaddy at some point between Apr 20, 2020 and Jul 26, 2020. Last seen at mediatemple.net: Apr 20, 2020 (registration record). First seen at GoDaddy: Jul 26, 2020 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 3 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Apr 14, 2021 – Sep 3, 2022Zone file: Registration records listed ezoicns.com nameservers (indri.ezoicns.com, saola.ezoicns.com) for moviemaker.com from Apr 14, 2021 to Sep 3, 2022.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Apr 14, 2021Zone file: moviemaker.com's nameservers moved from GoDaddy to ezoicns.com between Apr 4, 2021 and Apr 14, 2021. Last seen at GoDaddy: Apr 4, 2021 (registration record). First seen at ezoicns.com: Apr 14, 2021 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Oct 16, 2022Zone file: Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (cruz.ns.cloudflare.com, owen.ns.cloudflare.com) for moviemaker.com from Oct 16, 2022 to Oct 16, 2022.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Oct 16, 2022Zone file: moviemaker.com's nameservers moved from ezoicns.com to Cloudflare between Sep 3, 2022 and Oct 16, 2022. Last seen at ezoicns.com: Sep 3, 2022 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Oct 16, 2022 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Dec 16, 2022Zone file: Registration records listed Akamai nameservers (a1-163.akam.net, a10-65.akam.net, a13-64.akam.net…) for moviemaker.com from Dec 16, 2022 to Dec 16, 2022.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Dec 16, 2022Zone file: moviemaker.com's nameservers moved from Cloudflare to Akamai at some point between Oct 16, 2022 and Dec 16, 2022. Last seen at Cloudflare: Oct 16, 2022 (registration record). First seen at Akamai: Dec 16, 2022 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 2 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Jan 20, 2023 – Mar 3, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (cruz.ns.cloudflare.com, owen.ns.cloudflare.com) for moviemaker.com from Jan 20, 2023 to Mar 3, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jan 20, 2023Zone file: moviemaker.com's nameservers moved from Akamai to Cloudflare between Dec 16, 2022 and Jan 20, 2023. Last seen at Akamai: Dec 16, 2022 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Jan 20, 2023 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Dec 29, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026Certificate: Amazon issued 1 certificate for moviemaker.com from Dec 29, 2025, the latest valid until Jan 27, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Apr 1, 2026 – Oct 28, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 46 certificates for moviemaker.com from Apr 1, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 21, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 3, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 3, 2026
Jun 29, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 21, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Sep 8, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Oct 21, 2026. Nameservers on Oct 21, 2026: cruz.ns.cloudflare.com, owen.ns.cloudflare.com.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Oct 21, 2026
Oct 9, 2026 – Oct 28, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 2 certificates for moviemaker.com from Oct 9, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 7, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)