Acting: is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theater, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play.
Now when it comes to acting there are MANY different types of acting that can be refereed to. The most common method of acting that most of us are accustomed to is the acting that we see on a daily basis. Such as television sitcoms, movies, and commercials. Now that is the most common types that we see on a daily basis. This type of acting is definitely a talent driven type of acting but there is room for error during a performance since it can be done as many times as needed to get the right take.
There are other types of acting such as live acting. This would be things such as theater, plays, and any other live performances that we see live and not on film. This is a more demanding and rehearsed type of acting.
There is hardly any room for errors while doing a performance since an error can mess up the flow of the performance.
So as you can see there are many different types of acting in the industry but the basic concept behind all of them are; you MUST be talented, committed, and passionate about being an actor or actress. You will need all these attributes in order to be a believable and successful actor/actress. An actor/actress must be able to get into character basically on the spot. This mostly is important for film actors/actresses since the scenes are not filmed in order as they are in the film/movie.
As for live performers this is a bit different since their performances are done in order. There is a bit more stress put on this type of acting since it is live and you CAN’T mess up.
So to me the concept of acting is the expression, skill, and delivery an actor/actress possesses and expresses to their audience. Whether it be a live performance or filmed.