Cue card
A cue card is a written reminder, a stage direction or a kind of cheat sheet that is used, for example, by the presenter or his interlocutor for television programs , by actors while filming or generally by speakers or speakers .
A cue card girl (colloquially “card holder”) is outside the camera's field of vision during television programs and holds up the cue cards on which - mostly handwritten - catchwords and notes are written that are helpful when carrying out a program or recording . Your activity is similar to that of a prompter .
In another variant, much smaller cards are held in their hands by the moderator or a speaker as a reminder.
Cue cards in the film
The first actor to use cue cards because of his poor memory is said to have been John Barrymore ; and Hans Albers , Marilyn Monroe and Marlon Brando took the help of cue cards. In his film The American Night, François Truffaut shows the use of cue cards with the aging Severine, played by Valentina Cortese , who was nominated for an Oscar for this role.
See also
- Moderation card in television production