Post 12!

200 words about POV

Point of View

POV stands for point of view; this is a shot or angle the camera uses to make the audience interact with the media which they are viewing orparticipating in. This makes the audience feel like they are the character as they get to see exactly what the game/film/book character can see. There are several different types of points of views, they are Omniscient POV, Limited third-person and first person.

Omniscient POV

A method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story, as opposed to third person limited, which adheres closely to one character’s perspective.

 

Limited third-person POV

Third person limited point of view is a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character, while other characters are presented externally. Third person grants a writer more freedom than first person, but less than third person omniscient.

 

First person/First person plural

A point of view in which an “I” or “we” serves as the narrator of a piece of fiction. The narrator may be a minor character, observing the action.