I've got a number of 4X5 books. The standards.

Several detail the camera movements using a set of ABC blocks. And because of that - which of course is new-to-me like the whole of 4X5, I'm thinking there might be something to actually going to the trouble of doing these demos as an exercise in self-education, and maybe I should go out get some blocks, a ball, etc. and just set up to see demonstrate this stuff to myself in the here and now. Not having had the luxury of so many here who studied this in school, I'm wondering, "This must be standard teaching technique? Maybe that's what I should do?"

I'm willing. Just wondering whether it's worth the squeeze? Sure seems like there's some sort of consensus that this is the way it's done. Am I missing something? Whaddya think?