Evolution of Acting

The old days of acting are long gone where one has to be present physically on set. The Covid period has challenged the way people work remotely across industries. It so happens that virtual, mixed, and augmented reality with AI will set the scene for a more cohesive and flexible work environment for actors. One should be able to join a virtual conference call and practice their scripts. And, where stunt doubles are required they could be superimposed with computer vision models. Actors should be able to virtually connect and run their scenes under a camera without leaving the comfort of their home. All that is then required is to embelish the acting with background ambience and to set the scene in motion which could be done using editing techniques. Voice overs could also be superimposed to enable crisper sound performances. The Metaverse may itself provide an alternative virtual environment for actors. Eventually, full repacement of human actors for AI agents will completely transform Hollywood and Bollywood. Multiagents acting in a situational scene environment like a virtualized form of puppetry.  Affective Computing could set the scene for ambient emotions and sentiments. The end to human actors is in the mist.