When you write a screenplay, you include a lot of camera direction. It's an education the first time around, but thereafter it becomes second nature.
You write the notation POV (point of view) before each scene or sub-scene. This reflects how the camera will be positioned to capture the shot. So if it is a scene involving characters A and B, you might see the scene switching back from A to B, or you might them both from a third party angle.
I've thought a lot about POV over the years. It is a useful metaphor for how we live our lives and interact with each other. What is distinctly clear is we all see things differently, not just physically but metaphysically.
That is partially why conversations can be so illuminating. We get to share each other's POV. The potential is always there to learn something new.
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