I know some 3Ds Max stuff... I can make a human body in it... well the parts anyway, I always get too lazy and never complete an entire body.
I'm going to DAVE school in April. It's a year long Digital Animation and Visual Effects course. They mainly focus on using Lightwave but you basically learn 3D modeling, animation, compositing, etc etc... By the end of the year you have a demo reel of a 5-15 minute long video that has it's own professional packaging and everything.
Should be one heck of an experience.
