Definition of "offscreen" []

• Existing or occurring outside the frame of a movie or television screen: could hear sounds of offscreen mayhem. (adjective)
• Existing or occurring out of public view or knowledge; private. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "This was okay for "The Yellow Sign" though it did accentuate its grain, but in the case of the Italian film, it cropped the English subtitles offscreen, requiring me to watch it in "wide zoom" mode, stretching the image horizontally -- distortive but acceptable, considering how short it is."
• "(Most of the violence is "offscreen" but the sadness of some of the war issues and the larger questions raised do make this a book I'd recommend for children of at least 11 and up.)"
• "Cherry pointed to something offscreen, and Fancy followed her finger and came to rest on the brass object in her own hand."