O0041700 (ôf′skrēn′, ŏf′-)adj.1. Existing or occurring outside the frame of a movie or television screen: could hear sounds of offscreen mayhem.2. Existing or occurring out of public view or knowledge; private.off′screen′ adv.
off•screen
(ˈɔfˈskrin, ˈɒf-)
adj. 1. occurring as part of a motion picture or a television program but not seen by the camera; off-camera. 2. in private life. adv. 3. in private life. 4. off-camera (def. 3).