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lights, camera, action

lights, camera, action phrase: the traditional cue to the members of a (silent) film crew at the beginning of a take.

Phrase

lights, camera, action

  1. The traditional cue to the members of a (silent) film crew at the beginning of a take.

lights, camera, action meaning in Arabic

lights, camera, action in Arabic

traditional cue at a beginning of a take
الْأَضْوَاء، الْكَامِيرَا، اِبْدَأ al-ʔaḍwāʔ, al-kāmīrā, ibdaʔ, الْأَضْوَاء، الْكَامِيرَا، اِبْدَئِي al-ʔaḍwāʔ, al-kāmīrā, ibdaʔī

Questions about lights, camera, action

What does lights, camera, action mean?
Lights, camera, action means the traditional cue to the members of a (silent) film crew at the beginning of a take.
What is lights, camera, action in Arabic?
Lights, camera, action in Arabic is الْأَضْوَاء، الْكَامِيرَا، اِبْدَأ (al-ʔaḍwāʔ, al-kāmīrā, ibdaʔ), الْأَضْوَاء، الْكَامِيرَا، اِبْدَئِي (al-ʔaḍwāʔ, al-kāmīrā, ibdaʔī). See Lights, camera, action meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is lights, camera, action?
Lights, camera, action is a phrase.

Words near lights, camera, action in the dictionary

  1. lights up like a Christmas tree
  2. lights up someone's ass
  3. lights up the room
  4. lights up the tote
  5. lights upon
  6. lights, camera, action
  7. lights-o'-love
  8. lights-out
  9. lightsaber
  10. lightsabers
  11. lightsabre

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