Creating joints for the table and skinning problems @Alan

I have created joints and binded them to the mesh. However, during skinning when I flood all the joints and click back onto them it hasn't flooded properly? Its the same problem when I try to flood individual joints too. Not sure whats wrong as the settings seem to be fine? (see last two images)

With joints

Added geometry 

Flooding the whole table

Click back on and flooding has changed to this?

Intro scene playblast - with audio

Rendered Image

Intro_Scene_Playblast from Jennifer Ball on Vimeo.

Intro scene - a few rendered images

I am animating the intro and doing some finishing touches. The king throws 8 loops onto the letters in time with the music. Here a few renders from the scene:

Render - 01

Render - 02

Render - Last Action (all hoops have landed)

Test Render - 'Rocket Shape' Scene (with audio)

Rocket_Shapes_Test_Render_01 from Jennifer Ball on Vimeo.

Shot 15 rendered and more glitches @Alan

When I render a scene out with my mesh smoothed it causes problems. For example the torso will detach itself (see image below). When I don't smooth the mesh it seems to render out fine?

When mesh is smoothed

Renders from shot 15 and random glitches!

I find rendering certain points in the scene very useful to get a good idea of how it will look. There was also a glitch in one of my renders (see last render) but the problem has mysteriously gone now.

Here are a few render snapshots from this scene.The king is trying to understand how to fly these 'rocket shapes', we see him go through all the motions!

Upside down - Render

(Smirk) gaining more confidence - Render

Unsure - Render

Almost getting the hang of it - Render

Completely confident - Render

Found a comfortable seat! - Render

Random glitch - Render

Shot 14 leading into shot 15

I wanted to link these shots together because I think it would flow nicely. In shot 14 the shape expands in and out at a fast pace to the music. On the last deep note of that section the three mountain kings fall and one lands onto a 'rocket shape' leading into the next shot.

Here is a very short and low quality play blast of the shape expanding to the music:

Expanding shape to the music from Jennifer Ball on Vimeo.

Here are some renders of the kings falling into the next shot:

Render 01 - Fall from expanding shape

Render 02 - three kings fall into next shot 

Render 03 - middle king lands on bullet shape on last note