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das Off (no pl.)  offstage, offcamera, offscreen

...dann hört man eine Stimme aus dem Off.
...then we hear an offscreen voice.
Das Off bezeichnet alles, was nicht bildlich von der Kamera erfasst wird.
Off-camera (das Off) is a term referring to everything not captured visually by the camera.

Related: aus dem Off kommen to come onstage, come from offstage, der Off-Kommentar offscreen narration or commentary

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