Virtual reality is quickly becoming the place that filmmakers are boldly going with their work, but offering audiences an immersive cinematic experience isn't anything new. Even as far back as the 1920s, point-of-view shots were used to put audiences directly in the shoes of a given character, offering them a unique first-person experience of the events unfolding up on the big screen. Over the years, filmmakers have found creative ways to remix and employ POV shots in their work, and in this video essay by ScreenPrism, we get to take a look at four different techniques used in 51 films. Check it out below: There are lots of techniques filmmakers use to give viewers a first-person perspective of the cinematic world, but ScreenPrism highlights four that are particularly popular. Not-Your-Average POV These kinds of POVs are great if you're showing your audience a world that is unlike the one they live in. Films set in space, on distant planets, and fantasy worlds use these all the time, as well as action films, like The Amazing Spider-Man, Predator, The Terminator, and Hardcore Henry to give viewers the chance experience what it might be one of these non-human/superhuman individuals. 'The Amazing Spider-Man' (2012) Distorted POV If you've ever seen a film about extreme drug use, like Requiem for a Dream, Trainspotting, or Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, then you've no doubt seen an example of distorted POV. This kind of perspective allows audiences to experience what these characters are feeling...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 6 May