Let's say you're given the same three novels written in three formats: third person, past tense; first person, past tense; first person, present tense. Which one would you prefer? Many people are more comfortable with third person, past tense. After all, we grew up with it in school....
There's no such thing as first person in film or theater—although voiceovers and mockumentary interviews like the ones in The Office and Modern Family provide a level of first person narrative in third person perspective film and television. In fact, the very first novels were written in fir...