What was the first movie entirely shot from a first person POV?

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The movie Hardcore Henry claims to be the "the world’s first fully first-person action movie", that is, it is entirely shot from the protagonists first person point of view (POV).

But I don't think this is the first time a movie has been shot entirely from a first person POV. So what was the first movie shot from a first person POV?



Best Answer

Lady in the Lake (1947) was a film noir shot entirely in the first person POV, with the exception of 2 scenes where the protagonist broke the fourth wall to address the audience directly.

Taken from the Raymond Chandler novel of the same name, it was adapted to the screen and directed by Robert Montgomery, who also "starred" as the character Phillip Marlowe.

Wiki: "MGM promoted the film with the claim that it was the first of its kind and the most revolutionary style of film since the introduction of the talkies".

I couldn't find another, similarly filmed movie to refute that claim. As many people complained when this movie came out, that it was distracting POV, it has never been a popular film technique. It's rather more successful in "Shooter" video games.

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What movies are shot in first-person?

First person movies
  • The Blair Witch Project (1999) R | 81 min | Horror, Mystery. ...
  • Cloverfield (2008) PG-13 | 85 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi. ...
  • Paranormal Activity (2007) R | 86 min | Horror, Mystery. ...
  • REC (2007) ...
  • Grave Encounters (2011) ...
  • Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) ...
  • [ ...
  • The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)


When was the POV shot first used?

FIRST PERSON SHOOTING - POV IN MOVIES By 1931, a two minute long sequence of POV shots were used in the transformation scenes of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The 1940s and 50s really propelled the use of POV shots.

Can movies be in 1st person?

Films (and there aren't many) that use first-person POV usually focus on the characters that we can see rather than the character who sees them. However, it's tough to connect with a character without seeing their face.

What is it called when movies are filmed in first-person?

A point of view shot (also known as POV shot, first-person shot or a subjective camera) is a short film scene that shows what a character (the subject) is looking at (represented through the camera).



CINEMATIC FIRST PERSON Tutorial (Hardcore Henry)




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