Animate a Simple Camera Shake in Maya

Animate a Camera Shake in Maya with Monty

In this free animation tutorial we show how to animate a camera shake in Maya.  It's a simple tutorial aimed at beginners learning 3d animation in Autodesk Maya. 

To animate the camera shake is simple - it's just a few keyframes on the x rotation on the shot camera, simulating what might happen to a real camera operator if (as in this example) a school bus were to whizz past at high speed. 

Animate a Camera Shake in Maya

The tutorial uses a simple pre-existing scene in Autodesk Maya, including "Monty", the Cartoonland Set and a School Bus.  If you want to replicate all the elements, start here by learning how to animate a simple head turn with Monty.  

Monty

You can find out more about Monty here.  The Cartoonland Set is free to download - you can find here at Turbosquid.  The cartoony school bus is also available from Turbosquid - download it for free here.

How to Animate a Camera Shake in Maya - Free Tutorial

Camera, Layout and Cinematography

For more tutorials on camera, layout and  cinematography, go to our Vimeo Tutorial Channel here. 

Beginner Animation Tutorials

We students learning animation in Maya, we also have many short simple tutorials for animation beginners.  Start with the list below:

• Animate a Telephone Ringing
• Animate a Cartoony Car to a Stop
• Animate a Traffic Cone Getting Knocked Over
• Animate a UFO on a Motion Path
• Animate a Candle Using Blend Shapes
• Animate a Head Turn with Monty
• Basic Lighting in Maya with Arnold's Physical Sky

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