I am producing a YouTube video that hinges on a short, polished character animation created entirely in Blender. The scene, style, and length are still flexible, but the focus is clear: I need a lively, well-rigged character brought to life with expressive, believable movement that will hold viewers’ attention. Here’s the flow I have in mind. Once we agree on a storyboard, you will handle the rigging (or adapt an existing rig), animate the performance, light the scene, and render a high-quality sequence suitable for 1080p upload. If you prefer Eevee for quick iterations and Cycles for the final pass, that works for me—just let me know your pipeline. All voice-over, music, and final video editing will be done on my side, so your deliverable is the animation itself plus the .blend file and any baked caches or texture maps you generate. Please share a link to at least one previous Blender character animation you handled from rigging to final render and let me know roughly how long you expect the full process to take once the storyboard is locked. If you have any questions about style, timing, or export specs, feel free to ask so we can iron out the details before we start.