I've been asked by my company to create something, and I need some help with it. I would have posted this in the newbie forum, but, heh, I don't think it would fit there.

Ok, I know how to create text, and how to animate it, so no problem there. But what I don't know is how to melt the text into a liquid, a puddle, and then from out of that liquid have a Hand come out. The hand is formed with the liquid.

So, what they want me to do is take the Text, melt it, or turn it into a liquid, mercury, and then have it turn into a puddle. Then, from out of that puddle, create a hand that comes out. You know, like in Terminator 2, in the end of the movie.

Please help me, point me in the right direction, or if you know of any tutorials, or if you yourself have ever done this, I would be very grateful for any help. Thanks a lot.