You're most welcome! So I scanned through the clip in mention. Surprisingly, they dont' break the 180 rule very much except around 2:50 where it goes from a full front shot to a full over the shoulder shot.

In rare instances you can get away with a full 180 without confusing your audience. In the case of the scene in 2:50-2:57, it works because you have a full front, close up of Timon, and when the camera whips 180 behind him, it is zoomed out, and the focus is off of Timon. THe focus becomes Nala & Simba in the field, so your audience isn't too confused about the position of the camera now that their attention is diverted.



If you ever watched the old Kimba the White Lion series, the 180 rule is broken all over the place there, because they would often re-use the same shot and just flip it horizontal to save on animation. This caused a lot of confusing 180's, but at the time, I don't believe the "180 Rule" was a standard in eastern animation.



In the clip you sent, in the very beginning of the scene where you have Timon & Pumbaa watching Nala&Simba from the bushes, it LOOKS like a 180, but is in fact not. You go from directly behind, to a left, 3/4 front. So the camera only swivels 3/4 of the way. It would break the rule if it was shot from a RIGHT 3/4 view, as the camera would have to swivel past their direct-front in order to shoot that angle.



I believe Disney makes very conscious efforts when storyboarding to assure visual flow and to direct the eye right where it needs to be.