IS it necessary to have an actor in a Silent Film?

Question: IS it necessary to have an actor in a Silent Film!?

May i know if its possible to have no actor in a silent film!?
And can i just express the film with surroundings and hand gestures!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

It's done all the time but as soon as you show hand gestures you are using an actor!.

You can film anything, there can be a theme to what your show, kind of like those pictures that create one big picture!.

You don't need an actor for a silent film but you do need a subject whether it be human or otherwise!.

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You can do whatever you want!. Good storytellers break convention and do what no one else thought possible all the time!. That is what makes them good and visionary!.

I refuse to believe that something simply cannot be done, though to keep interest it has to be done right!.

I think there is a series of very strangely-named documentaries that is something like this, though I've only heard about them so I can't be sure!. Apparently they are just images of sunrises and animals and the like set to music to evoke an emotional theme!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

I don't think so!. They had actors in silent films back in the 20's and 30's!. That's how the kids learned how to read!. Yes you could but you have to have actorsWww@QuestionHome@Com