1. what do you mean by "go slower"?
2. To export as quicktime you need to render your animation. Go into the "Render" dialogue (F10 will bring it up) choose your setting and scroll down to where it says "Render Output". Click the "Files..." button to save your render (choose .mov) and then choose the video codec (DV/DVPRO-NTSC). Hit OK, then hit the "Render" button at the bottom of the render dialogue box and you're done! WARNING: Rendering can take a LONG time, depending on the complexity of your scene and how fast your computer is.
3. there are many models available for purchase/download from
www.turbosquid.com, and a few of them are free. Googling for "3ds <whatever object you want>" will sometimes get good results. However, FIRST animators generally model their own.
4. The paperwork is found in the Awards section of the 2006 manual, under "Autodesk Visualization Award"