lights, camera, action

English

Phrase

lights, camera, action

1. (cinematography) The traditional cue to the members of a (silent) film crew at the beginning of a take. When talkies began, “sound” was inserted between “lights” and “camera”.

Translations

traditional cue at a beginning of a take

• Arabic: الْأَضْوَاء، الْكَامِيرَا، اِبْدَأ m (al-ʔaḍwāʔ, al-kāmīrā, ibdaʔ), الْأَضْوَاء، الْكَامِيرَا، اِبْدَئِي f (al-ʔaḍwāʔ, al-kāmīrā, ibdaʔī)
• Catalan: llums, càmera, acció!
• Czech: kamera, klapka, jedeme!
• Danish: lys, kamera, action!
• Estonian: valgus, kaamera, võte!
• French: silence, moteur, action !
• German: Licht! Kamera! Action!, Licht, Kamera, Action!
• Italian: luci, motore, azione!
• Japanese: ライト、カメラ、アクション！ (raito, kamera, akushon!)
• Norwegian: lys, kamera, action!
• Polish: światła, kamera, akcja!
• Portuguese: luzes, câmera, ação! (Brazil)
• Russian: свет, ка́мера, мото́р! (svet, kámera, motór!)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: то̑н, ка̀мера, а̀кција!, све̏тла, ка̀мера, а̀кција!

  Roman: tȏn, kàmera, àkcija!, svȅtla, kàmera, àkcija!

• Spanish: ¡luces, cámara, acción!
• Swedish: tystnad, tagning!

See also

• on your mark, get set, go
• ready, aim, fire
• ready, set, go
• ready, steady, go

Further reading

lights, camera, action on Wikipedia.Wikipedia