Point Of View shots
After learning and actually shooting Point of View shots, I found it quite fascinating how unaware of this technique until I tried. There are a lot of movies using this technique, which happens to be one of the interesting techniques and pleasing to see in films as well.
For example, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, by Michel Gondry, uses a lot of this technique to show different kinds of feeling. It is one of my favourite films of all time in terms of the camera angles and the plot of the film.
In this scene, Clementine was talking to Joe under blanket having a conversation about her insecurity. In order to make the audience engaged and make the scene personal, the director did a POV shot. Therefore, it brings the audience closer to the characters and feel like they are actually with them. It is intimate. Also, point of view shots make the film interesting because it is rare and it makes the audience feel like they are at the location with the characters. This film doesn’t only use POV shots to engage with the audience, Gondry also makes it even more intimate for the audience by making them hear what Joe thinks in his head.
I found this movie really interesting and for the film I will be making, I want to make it something slightly similar to this film. Hopefully, it is not going to be only a good story but also show some views from the character and make it really personal for the audience.
Further of the research, David Christopher Bell shows 10 fascinating uses of point of view shots. He simply gives ten examples of what POV shots would look like in films. It is surprising how a lot of movies, or directors, use this technique. Also, I have learnt that not only the point of view of a person from the eyes that is called POV shot, it can also be someone shooting a camera kind of thing. One of the movies that did a great job of this kind of technique is Chronicle (2012).
Overall, after learning this technique and actually shooting it, it makes filmmaking even more fun and interesting. It amazes me how this technique can make the movie different just by shooting different angles. I would like to film my first experiment using this technique.
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