Yeah, Viewport Configuration, set default lighting to 1 light instead of 2. The 1-light setting keeps the light facing (nearly) the same direction as the viewpoint.
^Yea but not for stuff that is no longer available. Like so: Silhouette references (spark up your imagination with these, but don't 1:1):poly142: https://mega.co.nz/#!0ggDRZ7A!P1uAxCPZO17FLOqu757ruRcLMJIETotZtOXq_7zoGpY
I dont really know what it's supposed to be in the movie but that is pretty much a 1 on 1 with Petra. One of the new world wonders. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra
Depnds on too many things. Timeframe, workload, polycount, texture size, latform. From 1 model a day built/mapped/textured and rigged to 1 a fortnight.