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  2. Pitch (filmmaking) - Wikipedia

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    In filmmaking, a pitch is a concise verbal (and sometimes visual) presentation of an idea for a film or TV series generally made by a screenwriter or film director to a film producer or studio executive in the hope of attracting development finance to pay for the writing of a screenplay. [1] The expression is borrowed from "sales pitch". [2]

  3. Casting (performing arts) - Wikipedia

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    Actors are selected to play various types of roles. A main cast comprises several actors whose appearances are significant in film, theatre, or television. Their roles are often called starring roles. Within a main cast, there is often a male or female lead who plays the largest role, that of the protagonist in a production. [1]

  4. Voice acting - Wikipedia

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    Voice acting is the art of performing a character or providing information to an audience with one's voice. Performers are often called voice actors/actresses in addition to other names. Performers are often called voice actors/actresses in addition to other names.

  5. Glossary of motion picture terms - Wikipedia

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    voice actor. Also voice artist, voice-over artist, and voice talent. An actor who performs using only their voice, i.e. through voice-overs. Voice acting is used especially in radio productions and animated films, where the actual providers of the voices of speaking characters are never seen, but is also commonly used for narration in live ...

  6. Voice acting in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Voice acting makes an important contribution to many films, television productions and advertisements in the United States.Voice acting is needed when making animated films; when the character represented does not appear visually in the action; when the actor playing the part is unable or unwilling to speak in it; or when a character breaks into song, with a singer's voice substituted.

  7. Voice-over - Wikipedia

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    A man recording a voice-over. Voice-over (also known as off-camera or off-stage commentary) is a production technique used in radio, television, filmmaking, theatre, and other media in which a descriptive or expository voice that is not part of the narrative (i.e., non-diegetic) accompanies the pictured or on-site presentation of events. [1]

  8. Why are the first episodes called pilots? - AOL

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    A pilot is often the first episode of a new television series. Occasionally they will be presented as extra-long episodes, sometimes in the form of a TV movie, though this was much more common in ...

  9. Dialect coach - Wikipedia

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    A dialect coach is a technical advisor who supports actors as they craft voice and speech patterns for characters in the context of productions be it in an on-camera setting (film, television and commercial), stage setting ("straight plays" as well as stand-up comedy, musicals and operas), or voiceover setting (radio plays, animation, audiobooks, video games, etc.).