off-camera

American  

[awf-kam-er-uh, -kam-ruh, of-] / ˈɔfˈkæm ər ə, -ˈkæm rə, ˈɒf- /

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.

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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.

Etymology

Origin of off-camera

First recorded in 1950–55

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

off-camera

I witnessed off-camera interactions with assistants, friends and family.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Lutnick agreed to appear before the committee in an off-camera hearing in May.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

She performs humble Christian motherhood with aplomb, her antisocial personality tucked away as deftly as the farmhouse kitchen’s off-camera dishwasher.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

Instead of helping “Today” viewers begin their day, the longtime morning news anchor paid an off-camera visit to her NBC family amid her 84-year-old mother Nancy Guthrie’s abduction in Arizona.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026

Tony owes his success not only to his good looks and his acting ability, but also to his likable off-camera personality.

From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Max Millard

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