Cameras

Viewport/Panels/Perspective or Orthographic/New
View/Select Camera

Camera Properties:

Focal Length
Clipping Plane
Film Back
Environment
Motion Blur
Depth of Field

Camera Movement:

Turntable animation
Simple pan, truck, tumble
Simple edit: cut.

Camera
Camera,Aim
Camera, Aim and Up

Motion Paths

Moving CG Cameras:

http://www.siggraph.org/education/materials/HyperGraph/animation/cameras/traditional_film_camera_techniqu.htm

Editing Principles:

http://www.dvartdan.com/1edit.html

Resources:
Start/Programs/Maya Learning Tools/Aesthetics of Cameras
Introducing Maya 2009: pp 464-470

Project 3 Proposal due 11/24.

Create an environment or an object setup that can be explored via moving camera.  Objects, materials and lights made for previous assignments may be included in the scene. Animate the camera traveling around the scene. Create a lighting setup that supports camera movement. Render a sequence of frames or an AVI movie using Maya.