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Point-of-view shot
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<p>A point-of-view shot (also known as POV shot, first-person shot or subjective camera) is a <a href="/facts/Film_scene/awmwcsQl">film scene</a>—usually a short one—that is shot as if through the eyes of a character (the subject). The <a href="/facts/Camera/j4uqsfJQ">camera</a> shows what the subject's eyes would see. It is usually established by being positioned between a <a href="/facts/Shot_(filming)/NIwd6esy">shot</a> of a character looking at something, and a shot showing the character's reaction (see <a href="/facts/Shot_reverse_shot/A31EHzPR">shot reverse shot</a>). The POV technique is one of the foundations of <a href="/facts/Film_editing/9F11k3K3">film editing</a>. </p>