Multiple point of view shot and POV

Multiple point of view shot.

A point of view shot is simply a camera shot from a person’s point of view; it shows the audience watching how that character sees it through their eyes. In most cases a POV will be used in action/crime films when a piece of action is happening and then the camera will show the characters reaction. The camera will switch from one character to another again and again to show the whole action happening for the duration of the scene. Multiple point of view shots will happen when there are two characters on screen. The reason why POV is most often used in the action and crime genre is because it is the best way for the audience to fully understand how the scene pans out by the camera switching between the two different characters back and forth.

Mr and Mrs Smith the film which was made in 2005 shows how they have managed to film an action scene with two people using the multiple point of view shot. This film makes good use of multiple points of view, they have achieved this by filming the two main characters firing shots, then switching the camera to the other character being shot at. 

A point of view shot is when the audience will see what is happening through characters eyes. It will be as though the character is the camera and looking directly at something. The POV (point of view) shot is very similar to a subjective camera shot, the reason it is a subjective shot is because you are seeing the majority of footage from a main characters prospective, the subject.  Multiple points of view is also a point of view shot, However, this is displayed from 2 characters prospective and cuts between the two characters.



This is an example of a point of view shot as it is from the characters point of view as though he is the camera.