You can do some of these activities using a still camera, or by cutting out pictures from magazines, if you haven't got a video camera.

Framing
Film examples of all the different types of framing.
Compare what you've filmed with the examples. How accurate was your framing?

Two shot
Film a two shot. Shoot it several times, with the people standing closer each time. How close do they have to be for the shot to look good? Are they comfortable standing this close together?

Position
Film normal, low and a high angle shots of a tall person and of a small person.
Edit the shots together in different combinations (low angle of tall person next to high angle of small person, low angle of small person next to high angle of tall person).
What effect does this have on how you see the relationship between the two characters?

Wide and telephoto
Zoom all the way in, and film a 'big closeup' of somebody. Now zoom all the way out, and film a big closeup of them (you will have to move the camera much closer). Compare the two pictures.

Track
Film two clips. Go from a mid shot to a closeup of someone, first by tracking forward without zooming, then by zooming without moving the camera. Watch what you've filmed. How can you tell which is the track and which is the zoom?

Sound
Video sections from TV dramas, films, news programmes and advertisements. Cover the screen and work out what the soundtrack tells you.

Choose a dramatic sequence with music. Play it on your TV with the sound down, while you play different kinds of music.

Make a 'sound portrait' of a location by recording what you think are the typical sounds for that place.

Filming continuity
Make a 30-second sequence of at least 8 shots in which somebody walks up to a door, goes through it and is confronted by somebody they hadn't expected to see. Edit it so that the action seems continuous.

Editing dialogue
Edit the clips in 'extras:videoclips' on the CD to make a continuous sequence which alternates between characters.
If you're using a Mac, drag 'iMovieDialogue' into your Movies folder and open the project in iMovie, or import it into Final Cut.
If you're using a PC, import 'Dialogue.avi' into your editing programme.

Montage
Make a montage sequence of at least eight shots that gradually builds up meaning about a particular theme.

Make a montage sequence that gradually introduces a location.