Thanks, cruzan, I appreciate the input -- it's all grist for the mill. My little alien guy would probably only need to be visible from the waist upward -- cutting down the amount of on-screen info needing to be compressed. The SOUND of runnning feet would carry the idea adequately, I think. He'd still have to be fully animated in Poser, against a green or blue background, I am thinking. That way I could composite him into Photoshop bgs brought into Flash. I love doing this sort of thing, but again -- my time is so limited. As I say, though, it doesn't NEED to happen before April. I can shelve the project and collect information on how best to get it done. Best of all, I will learn a lot -- and that's always good.