off-camera

US: (ôf′kam′ər ə, -kam′rə, of′-)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

off-cam•er•a  (ôf′kam′ər ə, -kam′rə, of′-), adj. 

1. Cinema, Show Business 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.

adv. 

2. Cinema, Show Business out of the range of a motion-picture or television camera:
   The star walked off-camera at the end of his monologue.
3. Cinema, Show Business (of an actor) in one's private rather than professional life:
   Off-camera the movie star liked to cook.