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Overview for some, but even if you're a person who well versed in the basics of camera direction even the first disc might cause some small revelations. The "meat" of the series really starts on the third disc, but I highly encourage anyone looking at the series to get them all. I found viewing these in groups of two was ideal since they do play off of common and related ideas and techniques.
In addition, discs one and two are nice reference and learning material if you only have one camera and don't posses a dolly, crane, or steady cam and don't wish to move the camera by hand.
This series really is a "classroom" lecture in a sense. So expect to view them many times and take copious notes if any of it is new to you as they are packed with information.
The second disc in the series contains many helpful hints, tricks, and methods that go beyond just camera framing. Emphasis is placed on how to handle intensive dialog sequences between multiple actors. I found it very insightful for its great coverage of the the grand film topic of "the line" that is even poorly understood by those making many recent feature films.
Topics that are often only talked about for maybe a paragraph or a page in most books on film, such as OTS shots, are covered extensively in the series in good detail and variation.
The only problem I can see with this series is it makes it even more painful to watch movies with "bad" camera work!
