live actors
Flesh-and-blood cast
Live actors are performers who appear in person rather than as recordings, animations, or digital recreations.
The phrase distinguishes real human presence from other forms of entertainment: The theme park uses live actors in its haunted house, The production features live actors alongside CGI characters.
In an age of deepfakes and virtual performers, the term increasingly emphasizes authenticity.
- theatreArt of staged performance
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- dress rehearsalComplete practice performance
- auditionTrial performance for selection
- street theaterOutdoor public dramatization
script · audience · monologue · ensemble · stagecraft · fourth wall · director · troupe · community theater · dinner theater · improvisation · costume · artists · kabuki · physicality · stage presence · immersive theater · backstage
live actorscomputer-generated imagery
Digitally rendered visual content
CGI · digital avatars · deepfakes · digital doubles · puppets
live actorspuppets
Figures manipulated for performance
marionettes · animatronics · animated figures · cartoon characters · robots
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