Ahh,,,, at least i know i am right to feel frustrated...
Yes i do agree its good to breakdown the shot and then attack it that way. I am just starting to do commercial stuff.. And what i do is use LW for modeling and then Max for rendering.
As far as Poser and and Messiah... guess i have no acess to it....
But a whole package is really starting to appeal to me. Although i kind of dont like max... I am forced to work the simple stuff with it...
Hmm,,, guess once i have some acess or can persuade someone to buy me a copy... a whole package like Maya... does seem to be a better solution.
Meanwhile i will makedo with what i have.. Max 7.