off-camera

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

/ ˈɔfˈkæm ər ə, -ˈkæm rə, ˈɒf- /

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.

out of the range of a motion-picture or television camera: The star walked off-camera at the end of his monologue.

(of an actor) in one's private rather than professional life: Off-camera the movie star liked to cook.

Words nearby off-camera

He was a person that was just so easy on the set and so fun, and it would translate on- and off-camera.

‘The Good Wife’s Christine Baranski on Life After Will Gardner’s Death |Jason Lynch |April 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The lines—by both actors—are delivered as if they were read from an off-camera teleprompter, and the chemistry is non-existent.

Revisiting ‘Valentine’s Day,’ the Star-Studded V-Day Movie Disasterpiece |Marina Watts |February 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I went everywhere he was, and I was just off-camera talking to him so we could riff stuff back-and-forth.

Patton Oswalt Sounds Off On Stand-Up’s Critics and Why Comedians Should Win Oscars |Marlow Stern |December 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
An off-camera light source spotlights him from the front, highlighting the action.

Christian Hendricks Goes South To Capture Queer Culture |Justin Jones |September 30, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

So I felt in a way that our off-camera lives on set started mimicking the on-camera lives of the characters.

John Gallagher Jr., Star of ‘Newsroom’ and ‘Short Term 12,’ Is Hollywood’s Nicest Guy |Kevin Fallon |August 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST