I am considering getting Vue 5 infinite to produce animations ( such as the landscape type animations on Philippe Bouyers website www.belino.net , but at 720x576 pal size) that are about 20 - 30 seconds long.  I obviously want to optimise & tweak the render/lighting settings to get best quality ( possible radiosity look, global illumination ) and quickest rendering times.

We intend using Vue's full animation capabilities such as animated atmospheres, animated water, wind etc ( also the possibility of using Poser 6 to render moving animals is not out of the equation )

Our aim is to be able to render these animations overnight - we would need to use network rendering, wouldn't we?

Any tips on how to set up optimal render settings? - I am a beginner, but willing to learn.