Shoot wide, crop and tilt to something more exciting in Photoshop or some such.
Most or my shots are anywhere from 1600 x 1200 to 1600 x 400 depending on the elements in the shot and the look I'm going for.
I usually just pan around in chase view until I find a good vantage point. Sometimes you need to pause the sim, but I hardly ever do.
Don't know of any good tutorials but I hope that helps a little. -- Bob