Question 1

What is an Actor?

Anna Keizer · Accepted Answer

An Actor is someone who performs the part of a character in a narrative. That narrative can be told through many different types of mediums: film, television, plays, commercials, web series, and so on. Some Actors may also concentrate specifically on their vocal contributions to a piece, such as those who do voice work for audio books or animated films and television.

Question 2

What do Actors do on set?

Anna Keizer · Accepted Answer

Almost without fail, every other person who is part of a film, television show, or other filmed type of storytelling is behind the camera. In fact, it’s often considered a huge mistake if someone like the boom operator is accidently caught on camera.
This makes the Actors a part of the filmmaking process entirely unto their own, as their entire job is done on camera! That’s often why Actors become the most famous association with any given movie. Audiences come to identify a film or show with the Actors because that’s who we see and laugh, cry, rage, or otherwise sympathize with.
On set, it is the job of the Actors to convincingly perform the role of the character whom they were cast as to effectively tell the story of the script.

Question 3

What does an Actor do on a daily basis?

Anna Keizer · Accepted Answer

What an Actor does from day to day depends entirely on their professional schedule. Are they in the middle of shooting a film or television show? Then they will be on set to shoot their scenes for the bulk of the day.
Do they not have any ongoing projects? Then they may spend the day auditioning or making self-tapes to book that next gig. They might also be rehearsing scenes with other Actors or going to an acting class to improve their craft.
Some Actors double as Screenwriters in order to create material for themselves. So in some cases, an Actor might be working on a screenplay when they’re not actively acting or working on their acting skills.
Given that the world of acting is an unstable one at best, many, many Actors also have other jobs outside of entertainment to provide them with financial security. So even Actors who are quite busy may have plenty of days where their schedule is devoted to non-acting responsibilities.

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