20 Time Update 02

I've made a large amount of progress over the last two weeks (including several helpful developments that occurred today).  Last week, I hollowed out a 3D model that I'm going to try to get printed in plastic via Shapeways, a 3D printing service.  And this week I finally heard back from my animator; they're currently animating a short for my 3D film group.  After the animation is done, all that'll need to be done is the modeling of the final set (plus lighting and sound) and the short will be finished.  It took a long time to actually find an animator, but with patience and perseverance I finally managed to get someone with the right skills for the job.  For a while I tried to learn the fine points of animation myself, but it didn't take long for me to realize that there was far too much to take in in a timely manner.  Next week I hope to be able to look over the final animation and hopefully move on to the lighting and sound aspects.