The 180° rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line. The new shot, from the opposite side, is known as a reverse angle.
Example:
If the man in orange is on the left and the man in blue is on the right, then the man in orange should be facing right at all times, even when the man in blue is off the edge of the frame, and the man in blue should always be facing left. Shifting to the other side of the characters on a cut, so that the man in blue is now on the left side and the man in orange is on the left. This would disorientate the viewer and confuse up the scene
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