Thanks for the advice Ziz, I hadn't even thought about the issue of melting from the lights, or about the advantages a spare fridge might provide. And thanks for the the links and the software recommendations Octorox. I'll check those out.

The skeletons and the lighting techniques are two of the major things I want to do research on before starting, or committing to start. Also doing the voice track first is a very useful piece of advice. I was actually planning on doing it the other way around and syncing my actors voices to the animation; but now that you have got me thinking about it, that is sounding like a really bad idea and just asking for syncing issues.

So, anyone have advice on getting a decent recording without owning a ton of expensive audio equipment? I don't really have a budget for this thing, it is really just for kicks, so buying a lot of expensive stuff isn't really an option.

Thanks for the tips and comments. Keep them coming.