Okay so thanks for the help guys. basically i figured out what i was doing wrong, but in doing so i have another question. I, stupidly, turned the layer into a 3D layer as well as using the comp camera in the invigorator window, as soon as i turned off the 3d layer, it was doing what i wanted with the camera, BUT without that 3d layer on, how can i get that X to cast a shadow under a spot light? is that possible?