POV

Narrative vantage abbreviation

POV is an abbreviation for point of view—the perspective from which something is seen or narrated.

In film and photography, POV describes shots that show what a character sees: a POV shot from the killer's perspective.

In writing, POV refers to narrative voice: first person, third person, omniscient.

The term also appears in discussions and debates to mean someone's opinion or stance: From my POV, the deal makes sense. (Lowercase pov is the social media variant.)

narrative

storytelling

Recounting events aloud

first-person"I" as narrator
second-personGrammar addressing the audience
third-personGrammatical category for others

omniscient · limited · voice · narrator · protagonist · character · reader · audience · multiple · shifting

opinion

viewpoint

Way of seeing things

standpointPosition for judgment
perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
outlookAttitude toward the future

stance · position · take · opinion · belief · interpretation · bias · judgment · assumption · prejudice

camera

shot

Quick liquor serving

angleGeometric measure of rotation
trackingMonitoring location over time
handheldDesigned for palm use

aerial · drone · overhead · dolly · steadicam · crane · pan · tilt · zoom · wide

POV

storytelling

viewpoint

shot

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