[CS3] [AS2] .. can I have an object within an swf without affecting its size? PlzHlp

Hi everyone. I have a question for all of you and I’m hoping someone can help me out…

Is there a way to exclude an object from affecting the size of a movie clip or SWF? I’ve created a full screen site with the main swf centered on the page and I need to stretch a movie clip outside of the swf file’s stage. But because there is a listener set up to position the main swf, if I stretch the movie clip outside of the stage and resize the browser, the main swf gets bumped to a different position. So is there anyway around that?

Thanks a lot guys; I would REALLY appreciate the help!!