POV shot
Through character's eyes
A POV shot is a camera angle in film or video that shows what a character sees from their perspective, placing the viewer directly in that character's position: The POV shot tracked down the dark hallway as the protagonist crept forward.
The technique creates immediacy and identification with the character whose viewpoint is being shown.
- cameraImage capturing device
- camera eyeDispassionate observational viewpoint
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- subjectiveBased on personal perspective
eyes · lens · through the keyhole · first-person · over the shoulder · gaze · looking through · seen through · horror · slasher film · found footage · stalker · voyeur · Hitchcock · frame · cinematography · handheld · shaky
- cinematographycamera, lens, lighting, exposure, framing
- camera shotsclose-up, close up, zoom in, zoom out, dolly zoom
- film techniquesdolly zoom, closeup, close-up, fade, depth of field
- film editingediting, film editing, cut, editor, splice
POV shotestablishing shot
Opening scene showing location
master shot · wide shot · long shot · two-shot · aerial shot
point, shot, points, shots, pointed, pointing, pointer, pointers, viewpoint