//this line just turns degrees into radians. it is a custom method with one line:
//return degrees * Math.PI / 180;
//i used 30 degrees, but this was just chosen at random. put in the degrees you want.
			
var angle:Number = inRadians(30);

//head in the following line is just an ellipse of which i want to find a point
//on the perimeter of. Also these lines are there because the x,y of an ellipse
//drawn in flash is by default the upper lefgt hand corner. 
//(imagining there's a box around the ellipse)
			
var centerX:Number = head.x + (head.width / 2);
var centerY:Number = head.y + (head.height / 2);
			
//this is the problematic line for calculating all this for an ellipse. 
//As the radius is different at different angles.
			
var radius:Number = head.width / 2;
			
//neck in the below lines is the point you are drawing on the perimeter of head.
			
neck.x = centerX + Math.cos(angle) * radius;
neck.y = centerY + Math.sin(angle) * radius;