It's two different angles, but when you see it in motion that's clear. And in the reverse shot it's impossible to leave the Death Star out; we tried it and it looks like the camera is avoiding the Death Star. When you see it in motion you'll see what I mean, and the new audio for the beam enhances that.
Well, I'm learning, so it'll only get better, I hope. And as I said in the other thread, that Death Star really isn't the final image, I only put it there for positioning.