I guess I'm on the other end of the average--I've got about 3 1/2 minutes (of a proposed 55!) after a year's work: http://home.comcast.net/~t.vining/Scene01_high.mov (this had been in the Animation Outlet so you may have already seen it) Granted, a lot of that time was just figuring out a working method and software etc., but still, pretty painful. If I have one piece of advice, it's to render your figures against a flat picture (rather than full geometry) whenever you can--with matched lighting etc. nobody can tell the difference. Also, composite in post whenever you can, if you have the software (like Final Cut, etc.). Above all, keep in mind that It really does take a long time, so if you want to do movies, be prepared... --T