How do I make green screen footage tiny - need tiny people on my video

Ok....I've looked everywhere but I'm not having luck.
I want to take screen screen footage (people dancing) and make them tiny to place in the corners of my video.
Where do I go for tutorials on this?
Thanks.
BTW I love 6.0!!!!

Here are three quick tutorial sources to give you a start on green screening. After you do the green screen then you just have to play with the motion effects on the clip to get it to the size and position you want.
http://blogs.adobe.com/kevinmonahan/tag/green-screen/
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-premiere-pro-cs5/creating-a-green-screen-key-using-ultra-k ey/
http://premierepro.wikia.com/wiki/Tutorial:How_to_Make_a_Green_Screen

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CantonVideoMan wrote:
Hi bogiesan,
Thanks for the help.
My footage is actually shot with a green floor. The problem I'm having is the final product needs to be an actor walking out with a transparent background, but casting a shadow on the floor. So that the shaow will show up no matter what background the customer decides to use the video with.
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