All I want is to create a ball like character (but more complicated), which I would animate, say, bouncing around and making use of bones. In the final video, I want him to look like he is bouncing on a glossy white floor (you can see a faded reflection of him), all on a white screen. So, like a web2.0 logo, but animated, if you get what I mean.

How would I go about doing this?
Thanks,
VoD