Are there any more options for describing perspective than 1st, 2nd or 3rd?

Solution 1:

When we discuss kinds of narrative perspective (first, second, third person; limited, omniscient, and other aspects), we would be discussing how that perspective is portrayed within a narrative context. So much of the answer depends on the context in which we're reading or viewing the narrative. What perspective do we take?

1. If the narrative is the actual film, then the perspective is most likely third person, since in film the perspective of the audience is from outside the perspective of the character. Exceptions include films with voice over narration, which invite the perception that a character is narrating the story. That technique incorporates a first-person perspective into the film. (See Stand By Me.)
2. If the narrative context is strictly defined as what the character is saying, then Bob Smith is speaking in first person.
3. If the narrative context is defined as Matt Damon portraying how a character would speak, then it's still first person perspective: Matt Damon is speaking as the character.
4. If the narrative context is defined as the film or character but Matt Damon speaks as himself commenting on the context, then we have a metaleptic moment, which means that the boundaries between narrative levels are being transgressed. That doesn't sound like what you mean though, since metalepsis usually draws attention to itself, whereas you describe Matt Damon saying the line as the character.

The last two examples also distinguish two kinds of acting. In presentational acting (closer to example 4), the actor represents their awareness of the audience: they may wink, nod, and speak to the audience. In representational acting (closer to example 3), the actor represents a character fully within a narrative. The fourth wall is solid. This suggests a further distinction in perspective: mimetic perspective imitates or represents a character, whereas diegetic perspective tells an event from the outside. Storytellers are usually diegetic, and actors are usually mimetic.

So in short, it sounds like you're trying to describe the actor's perspective. Matt Damon (and most actors) play a mimetic role, imitating and representing the role they are portraying. This perspective is outside of the film's story in most cases, but close to the character they play.