It was good enough for the opening scene of ANH as the rebels wait for that door to get cut open ;-)
True...but that was a static shot, not a zoom. Still, I understand exactly what you're saying with cutting back to the master, but not where you left off. As usual, I was dense and didn't understand what you were saying the first time around. I'm thinking of taking Twister's suggestion so that I can use the close-up of Yoda (who's not saying anything) for whatever I want.
You make perfect sense in saying why you have to flip both the master and the c.u.
I'm actually thinking of flipping almost this whole scene. Again, Palpatine figures more prominently in the framing:
