tearOff shotCam mel

string $myPanel = `getPanel -wf`;

if(`getPanel -to $myPanel` == "modelPanel")
{
lookThroughModelPanel primary_camera_rig:camera $myPanel;

modelEditor -e -nurbsCurves false $myPanel;

modelEditor -e -displayAppearance "smoothShaded" -displayTextures off $myPanel;

tearOffCopyItemCmd modelPanel $myPanel;

lookThroughModelPanel persp $myPanel;

modelEditor -e -nurbsCurves true $myPanel;

};

note: replace primary_camera_rig:camera with name of shotcam

this script does the following:
-looks through the shotcam, turns off the nurb curves, tears off the shot cam, looks through perspective cam again