Camera shots and angles: eye level/point of view

A neutral shot where the camera is positioned as though it is actually a human observing the scene in the frame, i.e. so that the actors heads are on the same level and the camera recording.

Examples:

Mean Girls: Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy film that stars Rachel McAdams, Lindsey Lohan, Tina Fey, Amanda Seyfried and Lacey Chabert. The film follows the life of new student Katy, played by Lohan, as she befriends the popular clique in high school, the Plastics, played by McAdams, Seyfried and Chabert and turns them against one another. The film uses a wide range of eye level shots shown in the screenshots below. The screenshots show scenes of dialogue where eye level angles are present; this angle makes the audience feel as if they are in the shot with the characters in the movie and makes them feel more involved in the plot line:

The Perks of Being a Wallflower: The Perks of Being a Wallflower is an American 2012 coming-of-age comedy drama that stars Logan Lerman, Emma Watson and Ezra Miller. The film follows the life of an introvert freshman, who is suffering from regular breakdowns throughout his childhood ever since his auntie died, who is taken in by two senior who welcome him into the real world. The eye level shots are used widely within the film are usually used in scenes of dialogue and group discussion; these scenes use this type of camera angle to include the audience into the scene itself; to make them feel a part of the movie and to further aid their understanding of the characters within the film: