[AM in an italian short film :) ??]

Hi there,

my name is Giovanni and I write you from Italy. I am a new user in this forum but I have not at the moment AM. My english so no good so please excuse me for probable errors!

 

I am a young filmaker that want make a short film where a little alien visit an uman bacause he want understand the humans!

 

Is it a little short film that I want propose a several italian festival of shorts film. My first idea was create a puppet with foam and animate it with my hand. But I have considered that the final result can be very bad, so, I go around internet and I have discovered AM!!

 

I am amazing for the quality of puppets that it can do, but my fear is that it is not simple to use...or I'll not be able to create a very good puppet for my short. At the same time I think that AM is software that can do it! So I want ask you several things and I hope to get answer:

 

1) AM is a software that it is for me?? I want create a simple alien, with round head and skin of green or grey felt.

2) It is difficult animate it for several expression?

3) Can I integrate animation with live???? But this happen in AM or in a video editor?

4) How effective must be a PC to animate and render a good puppet?

5) I'm ordering a copy of AM 2007 in a site that offer it for 189$. The price is different of your so how I can understand if is it a original and good copy?

 

Thanks for all !!