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Special film performance type

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This type is an enumerated list of different kinds of film performances. It is used to provide additional information about someone's performance in a film.  Examples include providing the voice for an animated character, a cameo appearance, uncredited appearances, and a person portraying him- or herself. Additional instances should be added to this list sparingly.
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  • Seiyū
    Seiyū
    Special film performance type, Special TV performance type
    A is a Japanese voice actor. Seiyū work in radio, television, and movies; they perform voice-overs for non-Japanese movies; they provide narration; and they work as anime and video game character actor. Conventional usage among English-speaking fans is to use "seiyū...
  • Cameo appearance
    Cameo appearance
    Special film performance type, Special TV performance type
    A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, film, video game and television. Such a role need not be filled by an actor: short appearances by film director,...
  • Motion capture
    Motion capture
    Special film performance type, Special TV performance type
    Motion capture, motion tracking, or mocap is a technique of digitally recording movements for entertainment, sports, and medical applications. In the context of filmmaking (where it is sometimes called performance capture), it refers to the technique of recording the...
  • Playback singer
    Special film performance type
    A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs on soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras. Movies produced especially in the India subcontinent commonly employ this format. A...
  • Deleted scene
    Special film performance type
    Deleted scene is a commonly-used term in the entertainment industry, especially the film and television industry, which usually refers specifically to scenes removed from or replaced by another scene in the final "cut", or version, of a film (including television...
  • Him/Herself
    TV Character, Fictional Character, Special film performance type, Personal appearance role, Film character, Special TV performance type
  • Voice
    Special film performance type, Special TV performance type, Computer game performance type
    A voice performance (on film, television, etc.) is one in which the actor's voice is used but the actor does not appear on-screen. This is most commonly found in animation, but also occurs when an actor's voice is dubbed in over another actor's speech.
  • Archive Footage
    Personal film appearance type, Special film performance type
    Archive footage refers to any pre-existing footage used in a film or television show.
  • Uncredited
    Special film performance type, Special TV performance type