screams in the void said:
the worms eye view of Vader in ROTJ when he is on the Executor being asked by Admiral Piett if he should hold the shuttle Tydyrium for using an older code is a shot with good framing that comes to mind for me .It is at 3:34 in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjkHt3Iw8gk
^ Lighting might not be as dramatic as ESB, but the framing and editing is pretty good overall in that scene. Vader and Piett’s eye-lines are a little bit weird, but it works dramatically and in the context of the scene, especially since Vader’s also in a sense “seeing” Luke.
Although the article gives plenty of good examples, I actually prefer the ROTJ shot in the first comparison with the two Vader shots. Sure, the lighting is a bit better in the ESB shot, but the shot of Vader talking to Jerjerrod is much more dramatic, and the rouned reflections in Vader’s “eyes” in the ESB shot are kind weird. Almost makes him look surprised.
The Hoth/Endor comparisons is also kind of weird, as the Hoth shot is part of a larger action scene, and the ROTJ shot has them simply spying on the Imperial bunker. The ESB shot is more dramatic, yes, but it’s a completely different kind of scene…
I thing the Leia briefing scene on Hoth is a good example on how ESB is generally better. And the Luke/Leia conversation on Endor is a good example of one of ROTJ’s many dull moments/shots. Most of the other examples (with a few exceptions) I think mostly just shows how ESB had better lighting.