Here are some links to some tutorials that I think will help people out esspically for animation and stuff.....
Animation -
http://www.keithlango.com/popThru/popThru.html
Animation (walking) -
http://www.biomotionlab.ca/Demos/BMLwalker.html
A whole documented sequence of making an animation from conception to completion -
http://www.awayproject.fr.st/
Character Studio -
http://www.maxhelp.com/csc/csc_tutor..._tutorials.htm
Hundreds of links to tutorials -
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21263
3dTotal 3dsmax tutorials -
http://67.15.36.49/ffa/tutorials/tutorialsmax.asp
Mental Ray materials and tutorials -
http://www.jeffpatton.net/Mental-ray.htm
Interesting read on lighting and how to simulate moods in 3d -
http://www.itchy-animation.co.uk/light.htm
Some good tutorials -
http://www.3dm-mc.com/tutorials/
Good luck