POV (genre)
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| Synonym(s) | Point of View |
| Related tropes/genres | Imagine (genre), Reader-Insert |
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Point of View videos or POVs are a genre of TikTok in which the viewer watches from the point of view of a character or object within the scenario of the TikTok. The genre began as a trend in late 2019.
As fanworks, POVs are a form of Reader–Insert, with the viewer positioned as though they are interacting — and often paired — with characters from a particular canon. Similar to imagines, the viewer is usually referred to in second person using you and your pronouns, or in third person as “Y/N”.
Often, POVs use video clips from the canon’s media, with text and/or audio overlaid to describe interactions the viewer is having with the other characters.
Example Fanworks
- POV: Y/n Sainz wants to make a move on her crush by @lan4char16 (Formula 1)
- #pov Natasha took y/n for some reason by @elararomanoff (Marvel)
- POV: youre dying by madzstoriess (Outer Banks)
Further Reading
This Meme Explains Why TikTok Isn’t Like Any Other Social Media by Caroline Haskins for Vice, 23 July 2019.