red light syndrome
n.— «We had to ensure that each member of the band didn’t just fall into the normal “red-light syndrome,” concentrating on their visual performance only when the nearest camera cue light was on—because effectively they were each on air all of the time.» —“DTH finds a new beat” by Jonathan Higgins Satellite Broadband Mar. 1, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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