Actors & Actresses Control their avatars and take direction for movement, activating gestures and animations to act out the scene with the timing necessary to support good voice-over later. Will re-do the scene several times as the cameras film from different angles.

In pre-production, the actors will select their costumes and appearance for their scene, including any special avatar effects (transformations, blood effects, etc.). Actors work with the Costume Coordinator to get the right clothes, accessories and "total look", then shows their outfit and appearance to the Artistic Director and Director for final approval.

A big advantage in SL is that actors can operate female avatars and actresses can operate male avatars. Be sure to check over clothing, animation overrides, etc. carefully before shooting, though. male actors that end up playing female parts but that aren't experienced dressing a female avatar will want to work closely with the Costume Coordinator to be sure they get a good female look.