Love that you picked up on the expressions! It wasn't until I got the photos out of the app was I fascinated by the same thing. I really can't wait to enable this functionality for everyone soon. :-)
More elaborate mouse movements are possible, only in HTML5 full screen mode; required to "capture" the mouse (think a game).
The problem with that, too, is that instruction or a tutorial is required. (I'd try to make things as intuitive as possible, despite the failure in the other thread RE UX and the infinite shutter.)