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A supporting actor or supporting actress is an actor who performs a role in a play or film below that of the leading actor(s), and above that of a bit part.In recognition of important nature of this work, the theater and film industries give separate awards to the best supporting actors and actresses.
Role-playing or roleplaying is the changing of one's behaviour to assume a role, either unconsciously to fill a social role, or consciously to act out an adopted role. While the Oxford English Dictionary offers a definition of role-playing as "the changing of one's behaviour to fulfill a social role", [1] in the field of psychology, the term is used more loosely in four senses:
A co-star role is a small speaking role that usually only appears in one episode. A guest star is a larger role than a co-star role, and the character is often the central focus of the episode or integral to the plot.
A leading actor, leading actress, or leading man or lady or simply lead (/ ˈ l iː d /), plays a main role in a film, television show or play. [1] The word lead may also refer to the largest role in the piece, and leading actor may refer to a person who typically plays such parts or an actor with a respected body of work.
A type of split edit in which the picture cuts before the audio, such that the audio of the preceding shot or scene overlaps the picture from the following scene; i.e. the audio of the previous scene (often dialogue or narration) continues to play over the beginning of the next scene before cutting or fading. leading actor leitmotif lens flare ...
Actual play, also called live play, [1] is a genre of podcast or web show in which people play tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) for an audience. [2] [3] Actual play often encompasses in-character interactions between players, storytelling from the gamemaster, and out-of-character engagements such as dice rolls and discussion of game mechanics. [3]
A breakthrough role is often a significant increase in importance in the actor's part, such as moving up from a minor character to one of the main cast or a "high impact" role in a film, play or show which has mainstream success and results in the actor's widespread recognition and popularity. [2]
A supporting character is a character in a narrative that is not the focus of the primary storyline, but is important to the plot/protagonist, [1] and appears or is mentioned in the story enough to be more than just a minor character or a cameo appearance.