cuesheet
Production timing guide
A cuesheet is a document listing the sequence of events, music, or actions in a production.
In broadcasting and film, it logs each audio or video segment with timing: The cuesheet showed the commercial break at 14:32.
In audio software, a cuesheet is a metadata file that indexes tracks on a disc image, specifying where each song begins and ends.
Quick overview of facts
- segmentDistinct part of whole
- timingArt of choosing moments
- airtimeScheduled transmission period
- programmingWriting software instructions
schedule · commercial · break · transition · anchor · telecast · livestream · podcast
Impeding forward progress
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
- effectsConsequences or belongings
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
entrance · exit · spotlight · blackout · transition · prop · scenery · dimmer
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- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- takeCapture or filmed segment
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- cameraImage capturing device
angle · dialogue · action · continuity · setup · coverage · insert · cutaway
Designing performance movement sequences
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- formationCreation or arrangement
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- stepsSequential actions in process
tempo · movement · transition · counts · spacing · entrance · exit · lift
Path or monitored route
- timecodeFrame-by-frame position reference
- fadeLose intensity gradually
- crossfadeGradual audio overlap transition
- playbackReproducing recorded media
volume · mixing · soundboard · edit · marker · splice · segue · level
Path from A to B
- checkpointInspection station on route
- mileageDistance traveled by vehicle
- turnRotational movement
- directionsGuidance for reaching somewhere
navigation · landmark · waypoint · elevation · distance · markers · brevet · control
rundown
Quick overview of facts
programming · schedule · commercial · break · transition · anchor · telecast · livestream · podcast · episode
blocking
Impeding forward progress
curtain · entrance · exit · spotlight · blackout · transition · prop · scenery · dimmer · gel
shot
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camera · angle · dialogue · action · continuity · setup · coverage · insert · cutaway · pickup
choreography
Designing performance movement sequences
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- formationCreation or arrangement
- routineRegular sequence of actions
steps · tempo · movement · transition · counts · spacing · entrance · exit · lift · turn
track
Path or monitored route
- timecodeFrame-by-frame position reference
- fadeLose intensity gradually
- crossfadeGradual audio overlap transition
playback · volume · mixing · soundboard · edit · marker · splice · segue · level · deck
route
Path from A to B
- checkpointInspection station on route
- mileageDistance traveled by vehicle
- turnRotational movement
directions · navigation · landmark · waypoint · elevation · distance · markers · brevet · control · instructions
cuesheetscript
Written words for performance
screenplay · manuscript · narrative · prose · treatment
cuesheetimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
ad-lib · winging it · freeform · unscripted · extemporization
cuesheetscreenplay
Film's written blueprint
libretto · manuscript · score · shooting script · teleplay