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Off-camera

Also called off-screen, o.s., o.c., offscreen

Off-camera means outside the frame of the shot, as with a voice or character the audience hears but does not see.

In scripts it appears as O.S. or O.C., and in self-tapes it usually describes lines read aloud by a partner who is out of shot.

In use

Your scene partner will be off-camera on the left.

Last updated 4 Oct 2026

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