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FILM TECHNIQUE
Point of view
How a film organizes our access to someone's looking, knowledge or experience.
Being close to a character's experience can shape what we expect without making us agree with them.
See it in a scene.
This technique’s reviewed examples reveal later parts of the story. Choose a film and allow whole-film discussion to explore them.
Further reading
Original explanations informed by these sources.
Three Dimensions of Film Narrative ↗Columbia Film Language Glossary: Point of View ↗