synthespian
An entire crowd scene can be quickly made with only four or five real actors and a whole bunch of vactors.
Vactors don’t need to be paid, can be cut without notice and then easily be regenerated.
Vactors are computer-generated (CG) characters that produce performances in movies and shows.
The use of virtual actors, or "vactors", in cinema will affect filmmakers, actors, and audiences.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Cinema & theatre: production, direction & recording
acquire
acquisition
armourer
audition
auteur
canister
computer-animated
filmmaker
filmmaking
fog machine
framing
framing device
linear
restage
run through something
rush
screen test
self-produced
SFX
special effect
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