The first shot is aligned so that we are looking directly at the side of the 180 degree line, and the following two shots remain on the same side of it, as well as change what we see dynamically, which follows the 30 rule. First we see a side view of Tulio and the thug, then a close-up of the dice, then a top-down view of the thug as he tries and fails to make the dice change position. The fourth shot also remains on the same side of the 180 degree line with a medium shot of Miguel and Tulio. The last shot, however, is a wide shot of the main gambler and the other gamblers around him, and the camera seems to be sitting directly on top of the 180 degree line, zooming away from the gambler as the other characters on screen turn to look at the camera. The rule of thirds seems to be well implemented through all of the shots, except, again, for that last one. I suspect the director sort-of-almost broke the 180 rule and ignored the rule of thirds (centered object of focus) in order to emphasize that all of the attention is being turned on to Miguel and Tulio, who due to the previous shot we know are position directly behind the camera, across from the gambler they were dealing with. Because the shot is moving away from the gambler, it is therefore moving toward Miguel and Tulio’s position, and the fact that all the other bystanders turn to look at the camera as it moves back really focuses the attention on those two. If the shot had been placed more to the side in order to accommodate the 180 degree line, the feeling of focus on the two main characters would have been much less poignant, and the zooming out wouldn’t have fit either, as we’d end up feeling like we’re moving in a random direction rather than toward Miguel and Tulio.
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