off-camera

[awf-kam-er-uh, -kam-ruh, of-]

adjective

1. occurring as part of a film or program but outside the range of the motion-picture or television camera.

   the off-camera shouts of a mob.

adverb

1. out of the range of a motion-picture or television camera.

   The star walked off-camera at the end of his monologue.

2. (of an actor) in one's private rather than professional life.

   Off-camera the movie star liked to cook.

Word History and Origins

Origin of off-camera¹

First recorded in 1950–55