POV shots and Luther

When we were editing our opening, we realised that the girl getting attacked was very out of the blue, so we decided to have a counterpoint by having some shots from the attackers POV, which would hopefully help to build tension. This is an idea that was inspired heavily by an opening of an episode of Luther that we watched and used early in the course for storyboarding practice.

POV shot

A POV shot is a shot that is from a specific character's point of view. For example, in our media opening there is a shot of the camera dropping, as the girl falls, making it seem as if the audience is seeing directly from the character's eyes.