off-camera: Meaning and Definition of

off-cam•er•a

Pronunciation: (ôf'kam'ur-u, -kam'ru, of'-), [key]
— adj.
  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.
—adv.
  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.
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