Camera Technique: Point of View

Reading Response to Douglass and Harnden

The filmmaking technique known as the Point of View shot is one of the best and simplest shots that a filmmaker can use. As the name would suggest, the camera is used to give the audience the feeling that they are the character. The audience thinks that they are seeing what the character is seeing. This technique, according to Douglass and Harnden, is one of the simplest but most effective ways that a director can use to pull the audience into the film. Continue reading