A prearranged sign that indicates to a performer, crew member or stage technician that it is time to proceed to the next line or action. Actors also listen for cues in the text so that they know when it's time to say or do something.
A signal to begin action or dialogue.
The command given to technical departments to carry out a particular operation. E.g. Fly Cue or Sound Cue. Normally given by stage management, but may be taken directly from the action (i.e. a Visual Cue).
1. Similar to the AFL and PFL on many mixers, cue lets the user listen in on various signals in the mixer via headphones without the signal going to the main speakers. 2. To set a tape, CD or other pre-recorded material at the beginning of the program material so that pressing 'play' results in the program material to be played back immediately with no delay. 3. To signal someone to do something.
Signal fed back to the musicians through headphones, to set the tape or disc so that the intended selection will immediately play when the tape machine or player is started, a location point entered into a computer controlling the playback or recording of
1] Signal to begin, end, or otherwise influence on-camera activity while recording. [2] Presetting specific starting points of audio or video material so it's available for immediate and precise playback when required.
an audible reminder or instruction to the dog.
In opera, a signal to a singer or orchestra member to begin singing or playing.
A prompt programmed into the Answering Service system to remind a Telephone Secretary to perform a service or procedure.
The signal to do something, for example say the next line.
A predetermined signal to cause you to act, deliver a line, do stage business, gesture, or move on stage. A prompt.
The last word of one speech that then becomes the "cue" for the following speech. Actors are frequently admonished to speak "on cue" or to "pick up their cues," both of which mean to begin speaking precisely at the moment the other actor finishes.
an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
A word or action that is used as a signal to another person backstage, or to someone already on stage, or to musicians.
used interchangeably with solo (q.v.) or PFL (q.v.) as found on recording consoles.
An instruction given by the Stage Manager to one of the technical departments to take some action; e.g. LX cue 7 is the seventh instruction in the play to the lighting department. Also used in the sense of the point at which an actor must enter or speak.
A signal of some sort that triggers a line or action.
A signal or direction used to assist a person in performing an activity (telling a person the initial of your first name serves as a cue when he cannot remember your name).
A prompt that signals performance is needed. An initiating cue is a signal to begin performing a task or task performance step. An internal cue is a signal to go from one element of a task to another. A terminating cue indicates task completion.
1. Foldback system used for recording studios. 2. The signal given to a performer to indicate the start of their performance.
As a verb, the word may be used by the stage manager, who "cues" all technical personnel either verbally or on a light, and "cues" actors by giving them their line when they have forgotten it.
The command given to technical departments to carry out a particular order. Or the signal an actor uses to begin a line or movement.
Signal, often an off-stage light or hand signal, by the assistant director to indicate an actor's entrance or action.
Actions or words which precede an actor's words or actions. "Pick up your cues" means to perform the action quicker after receiving your cue.
the last words or actions that come before another actor's speech or entrance; a light, sound or curtain signal.
The earliest stage of designation in the evolutionary scale. Some recent psychological construction employs cue where the present study employs signal. Firm expression is needed in some agreed form. If a settled psychologist's use develops, then it, undoubtedly, should govern.
An auditory, visual, gestural, or physical prompting; a perceived signal for action. See "Level of assistance." Back to Resources for Parents and Professionals
A point in a live show when a signal is given for some action to take place. See Also: Light Cue
A perceptual cue is usually considered to be a component of an incoming signal that can be used in the identification and analysis of a perceptual feature. Sometime the word "cue" is synonymous with the word "feature", but this is usually only so when examining simple, non-abstract, features.
(also as foldback, talkback) Part of the circuitry of the mixing console which enables (a) the engineer in the control room and the musicians in the studio to communicate via headphones; (b) previously recorded material to be fed to the musicians so that they can play in sync when doing over dubs ; (c) direct injection instruments to be monitored via headphones while recording is in progress.
Line or piece of business which tells another actor it is time to speak or act.
A signal to execute a dance figure. See Call and Voice cue.
A signal, either verbal or physical, that indicates something else, such as a line of dialogue or an entrance, is to happen.
