Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Point of view, narration & voice · Specialist

Off-screen dialogue

Also called: O.S., off camera

ELI5

Dialogue spoken by a character who is present in the scene but not visible in the shot.

Used in conversation

“The off-screen dialogue needs to land without a long explanation.”

Pitch context

Use this when explaining how the story works on the page or across the finished screen experience.

Why it matters: Helps describe how a story works on the page and how its dramatic parts fit together.

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