Quote - I would recommend doing multiple passes.  Render the background buildings/static characters first.  Then keeping exactly the same groundplane and camera movements, do the foreground characters.  The more you break it up, the faster it renders.  Then composite everything together. 

 

Right now, I'm working on a kind of funny parody video.  Here's what's rendering now:

 

 

Can't wait....  Are you going to have them Break Dancing?   :lol: