live action
Not animated footage
Live action describes film or video featuring real people and physical environments, as opposed to animation or computer-generated imagery: The live-action remake of the animated classic.
The term emerged to distinguish traditional filmmaking once animation became common.
A live-action sequence may appear within an otherwise animated work, or vice versa.
Those playing roles
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- stunt performerProfessional danger stand-in
- motion captureRecording movement for animation
screen presence · on-camera · wirework · fight choreography · expressive · embodiment · character portrayal · method acting
One who leads
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- shootingDischarging a weapon
- locationPosition in space
set · costume · makeup · stunt · lighting · soundstage · rehearsal · dialogue
Non-digital film techniques
- tangiblePerceptible by touch
- authenticVerified as original
- real-worldExisting in physical reality
- on-locationFilmed at actual places
photorealistic · believable · naturalistic · genuine · unfiltered · raw · grounded · immersive
New version created
- rebootCycle power intentionally
- manga adaptationWork derived from Japanese comics
- comic book movieFilm adapted from illustrated serials
- video game movieFilm derived from playable media
source material · faithful · reimagining · casting · Who Framed Roger Rabbit · Space Jam · Sonic · Lion King
Full of life, or drawn moving
- CGIDigital movie imagery
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
- digitalOf discrete data
stop-motion · rotoscope · hybrid · motion capture · computer-generated · hand-drawn · puppetry · claymation
actors
Those playing roles
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- stunt performerProfessional danger stand-in
motion capture · screen presence · on-camera · wirework · fight choreography · expressive · embodiment · character portrayal · method acting · audition
director
One who leads
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- shootingDischarging a weapon
location · set · costume · makeup · stunt · lighting · soundstage · rehearsal · dialogue · scene
practical effects
Non-digital film techniques
- tangiblePerceptible by touch
- authenticVerified as original
- real-worldExisting in physical reality
on-location · photorealistic · believable · naturalistic · genuine · unfiltered · raw · grounded · immersive · visceral
remake
New version created
- rebootCycle power intentionally
- manga adaptationWork derived from Japanese comics
- comic book movieFilm adapted from illustrated serials
video game movie · source material · faithful · reimagining · casting · Who Framed Roger Rabbit · Space Jam · Sonic · Lion King · Mulan
animated
Full of life, or drawn moving
digital · stop-motion · rotoscope · hybrid · motion capture · computer-generated · hand-drawn · puppetry · claymation · traditional animation
- televisionTV, television, broadcast, TV shows, TV series
- videovideo, AVI, clip, footage, film
- Asian Entertainmentanime, manga, K-pop, K-drama, J-drama
- media genresadventure, comedy, documentary, horror, animation
- roleplayroleplay, acting, character, cosplay, D&D
- versionsversion, edition, variant, variation, revision
live actionanimation
Technique creating movement illusion
animated · cartoon · CGI · computer-generated imagery · computer animation
live actionanimated
Full of life, or drawn moving
computer-generated · computer-generated imagery · synthetic · virtual · drawn
live, action, lively, alive, living, actions, activate, livestock, lived