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We can create suspense by identifying specific characters

directly or indirectly with subjective cues.

The P.O.V.

is a great way to approach this as it represents

the subjective perspective or vision from a character.

How we feel about a character is largely predicated on proximity.

The closer we are to a character, the more empathetic we are to them.

The relative proximity between the actors.

Just like in real life, also reveals a lot of subtle but often key information.

When we experience something from a character's perspective,

we effectively become the character in the story

takes a more personal and subjective meaning.

The advantage of witnessing events unfold in front of our own eyes

make us as viewers an intrinsic part of the story.

The disadvantage of this technique is that we can't see the character's face,

so we are forced to assume his or her emotional response

when composing a P.O.V..

We should always consider

the angle of view from which our character would see the action.

Let's see a good example.

Well, we wanted to place the viewer

in the shoes of a character, and I believe we did.

So let's go over the scene again.

We see a girl getting home after work a long day.

She's exhausted.

She's taking her shoes off, jacket off,

and we see the shoes under the bed.

But we really don't associate that with a POV.

Then we see the overhead shot.

We see the girl reading in bed, and that's when we see the hand

reaching out and touching one of the shoes or grabbing one of the shoes.

That's when we realize, what we just saw before.

It's a P.O.V.

of a character that we have not introduced

P.O.V. or a point of view.

It's an increasingly common technique

to connect the viewer with the story's characters.

So I believe this short movie helps illustrate how the point of view

can be used to represent this subjective perspective or vision from a character,

and how we can play with subjective cues to create additional suspense.