Like light layers, camera layers have a point of interest that can be used to determine what the
camera looks at. By default, the camera’s point of interest is the center of the composition. That’s
where your text currently is, so that point of interest works well.
4. Make sure the current-time indicator is at the beginning of the time ruler. Select the Camera
1 layer, and press the P key to reveal the Position property for the layer. Create an initial
keyframe by clicking the stopwatch icon ( ) next to the Position property.
5. Set the z-axis value to −1000.
The camera moves slightly closer to the text.
6. Go to 1:00.
7. Change the z-axis value to −590.
The camera moves much closer to the text.