Go for C4D it has more tools and it is cheaper, Max has a bigger market because it was the first in addition it is good for architecture.

The net is full of tutorials both written and pictured. Google arround, read and watch some randomly, get a grasp of what is what and how things are being done in general. This is a must before gettin ...

I would suggest Maya, it has a great character modeling capabilities. ZBrush and Mudbox are good if you know how to sculpt, but Maya is good to model using traditional tools like nurbs.

Another thing, which do you recommend, the light or the full version? As stated on their website the light version doesn't have camera list rendering and light animation feature, and we will purchase ...

We use Octane Render on our animation production, and lately I found about this very impressive plugin called Octane Render Power Tools,. I am thinking of integrating it in our production pipeline, wh ...