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Go GO／執行
The single word that executes a cue. It is said last, on its own, at the exact frame the action should happen, and it is the only thing on a headset that means act now. The convention around it is deliberate: the cue is named in the standby, acknowledged by each department, and then the operator is given nothing further to parse except the word itself.
中文
執行 cue 的唯一指令詞。它單獨出現、放在最後、落在動作應該發生的那一刻，也是通訊系統上唯一代表「現在動作」 的字。這套慣例是刻意的：cue 編號在 standby 時已經報過並由各部門確認，到了動作點，操作者除了這個字之外 不需要再分析任何資訊。
Regional usage
| Where | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|
| UK / US | Go | |
| HK / TW | GO | 中文製作同樣直接喊英文 GO，不會譯成中文，正是因為這個字必須短、清楚、不會聽錯。 |
Easy to get wrong
"Go" is not the Go programming language, however often a search engine disagrees. In a control room it is a cue trigger and nothing else.
Never say the word go in any other sense while a standby is live. "Can you go and check the DSL boom" will fire a cue. The usual phrasings that avoid it are "head over to" and "take a look at".
The cue number belongs in the standby, not the go. Naming it again invites the operator to act on hearing the number, which is how a cue goes early.
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Sources
- Theatrecrafts glossary of technical theatre terms — Theatrecrafts / ABTT heritage primary
- 舞台表演的操作管理（麥秋） — 香港教育局
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