Sequence Shot and POV (Week 4)

In todays lecture we looked at the last two elements that we had to consider and demonstrate in our film. The Point of View shot and the Sequence shot.

The Point of View or POV is a shot that’s filmed from the characters perspective, as the audience we see what the character is seeing. This technique is used in most films. The shot can help create tension in horror films or simple show two people having a conversation. Examples of POV:

(Point of view shot 18:07)

The second element was the Sequence shot also know as a long take. This is where an entire scene is played out from start to finish no cut to a different shot just one continuous one. Examples of Sequence shots/long takes.

The long take in Alfonso Cuaron Children of Men has to be on of my favourites. The camera never leaves to confined space of the small car... The amount of movement there achieve is just incredible.




A short little video i found comparing a long take to a fast cut scene. We follow two characters as one chases another. Seeing the same scene shot two different ways is quite powerful and makes you understand the difference between the two.