One of the most basic rules in film making is that characters in the same scene (usually two characters) should always maintain the same left and right relationship. If the director imagines that there is an imaginary 180 axis, he must stay on that axis to maintain a visual connection, a understanding of the conversation and also so that the audience do not get confused and are then left out of the film. This imaginary axis is the reason for its name.
A good example of this rule in film is in the 2010 film Inception. In the second scene when the character played by Leonardo Di Caprio is dragged into the room as the character begins to talk not only is the 180 Degree maintained but the camera moves almost as if it is a POV shot to add an extra effect and to make the audience feel more involved with the characters. I edited this clip so that only the necessary parts are shown.
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