The directors of the Matrix followed each rule to avoid confusion and maintain a perfect picture. My scene mainly focused around a conversation between Morpheus and Neo. This is a pivotal scene in the movie; the pill to enter the matrix is presented to Neo.
The 180 degree rule was followed; the camera never crossed the imaginary line that split the room into two. Since it was a conversation between two people it was important that the camera stayed on one side of the scene. First we see Neo and Morpheus together sitting at a table from a side view. We then get a glimpse of each face as the camera turns when they act their dialogue.
The rule of thirds was also followed; each character was either on one side of the screen or the other. The only thing to grace the center third of the screen was Morpheus, but the reflection was what I felt was the focal point and that was on the side third of the film. Everything from the pill to the two doors was presented on the left third side of the scene.
Each time the audience saw one face or the other, the camera moved 30 degrees or more. When Morpheus placed his hand out with the pill we saw the camera move another 30 degrees or more. There were no slight camera movements; each angle followed the rule of 30.
Clearly the directors of the Matrix were experience directors. They presented each new scene with the correct camera angle. They never went over the 180 degree line when shooting Morpheus and Neo. Obviously the talent in this movie was displayed on everything from the lines and shapes in the background to the precision and placement of each focal point on the scene.
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