on-camera

Visible during broadcast

On-camera describes something happening in front of a camera while it's recording, or visible in the resulting footage: Her on-camera presence is magnetic.

The term applies to performances, appearances, and behavior captured on film or video.

Off-camera is its opposite—what happens outside the frame or when recording stops.

broadcast

anchor

Secures ships to seabed

correspondent · studio · coverage · segment · interview · network · newscast · bulletin · headline · breaking

technique

framing

Structural or contextual shaping

  • lightingArt of illuminating spaces
  • lensLight-focusing curved glass
  • focusConcentrated attention point

angle · shot · close-up · wide-angle · zoom · pan · composition · exposure · aperture · high-definition

filming

take

Capture or filmed segment

  • actionProcess of doing
  • cutSeverance or reduction
  • sceneDramatic unit or locale

clapperboard · director · script · rehearsal · cinematography · dailies · soundstage · blocking · continuity · slate

performance

presence

State of being somewhere

charisma · poise · confidence · naturalness · energy · timing · emotion · monologue · dialogue · improvisation

authenticity

sincerity

Honest, unfeigned genuineness

realness · unscripted · spontaneous · heartfelt · openness · transparency · believability · relatability · vulnerability · honest

Opposites
visibility/recording status

on-cameraoff-screen

Beyond camera's visible area

behind the scenes · off-set · backstage · in the wings · invisible

broadcast/transmission status

on-cameraoff the record

Not meant for reporting

unrecorded · private · off the air · unpublished · unbroadcast

performance mode

on-cameravoiceover

Off-screen recorded speech

dubbed

Family

camera, cameras, cameraman, cameramen, camerawork, camerawoman, camerawomen

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G