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Camera angles & viewpoints · Core

Point-of-view shot

Also called: POV shot

ELI5

A shot presented as what a character or participant is seeing.

Used in conversation

“The storyboard calls for the point-of-view shot before we move into the detail.”

Pitch context

This term helps a treatment describe how the camera or light will shape the viewer's experience.

Why it matters: Explains what the image should look like and how it can be framed, captured and lit.

Connected terms

  • ShotPoint-of-view shot is a narrower kind of Shot.
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