I decided that I’d make these changes to my animation before starting it;

1. Longer overall- gives audience more time to get to know the characters; emotional response will be better if they feel a genuine connection.
2. add establishing shots showing the passing of time (decided in an editing workshop after a classmate expressed that it was difficult to comprehend the changes in time)
3. slight change in middle aged Wixly’s hue- more yellow

I had 33 scenes to animate, and 33 days to do it. I worked out a schedule that would allow me to complete my work with time at the end to make any final changes;

I categorized the harder scenes based on what skills I’d need for them; for example I wasn’t so sure on how to do tweening, So I included most tweening scenes in ‘hardest’ as I’d need to overcome the learning curve before completing the scene. As I worked with the tools needed for these scenes, I gradually came to understand them; I managed to pick up some new skills too, such as the capture tool which I used for smoke, as it allowed tweening with a less linear path of motion.