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Q&A What does "OFF" mean in a script?

In the context you've provided, OFF Marie, left stewing now means "this is the last thing the camera sees before it moves off her to the next shot." These are framing directions to the camera pers...

posted 10y ago by Lauren Ipsum‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T03:32:35Z (over 4 years ago)
In the context you've provided, `OFF Marie, left stewing now` means "this is the last thing the camera sees before it moves _off_ her to the next shot."

These are framing directions to the camera person. Look at the parentheticals:

> PAMELA And it’s not an apartment, it’s a house that you live in? `(off Skyler’s nod)` Do you own outright, or is there a mortgage, or do you...

That means that while Pamela is speaking, the camera either cuts to Skyler so the audience can see her nodding or the camera has been focusing on Skyler while Pamela is speaking out of the frame and then cuts (back) to Pamela with Skyler's nod.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2014-05-27T09:55:12Z (almost 10 years ago)
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