I would like to give special thanks to the following Christina - for being the most wonderful wife My Family - for all the support and encouragement Dan Neufeldt - for all the help; and teaching so much Kiel Figgins - for giving me the best critiques and providing excellent animations Josh Mossotti, Reed Casey, and Cheuk Lee - for bringing me beautiful models to rig Lee Nelson and Nolan Murtha - for coming up with my favorite school project, the truck collision