It's like getting a new toy, isn't it! And you are absolutely right, music and film can be magical.
A Bamber Cartoon.... hmmmm. Pork Squad animated. 
I found this forum because I was on another forum about a totally different case from Arkansas USA, the West Memphis Three, (who I happen to think are actually guilty. Think, not 100% sure), where someone talked about the Bamber case. It caught my interest, and I started googling, found this forum. That's all. I had never heard of the case until earlier this year.
abs which software programme do you recommend for making short films? Have you used windows moviemaker and are there better programmes? Jackie uses animoto... have you used that?
Well, I don't know frankly. I haven't used any of them. Since I work with animation professionally, I DON`T go home at night doing animation!!
The animation programmes I know and work with are: Flash, CelAction (an English programme, very good) and TV-Paint, which is my absolute favourite. I also use a line-test programme when I have assignments which are hand-drawn, it is called TOKI Linetest.
I only do animation, no editing at all, it is very specialized and largely teamwork, where each individual has his/her expertize.