Introduction

Creating an animation is a very complicated and time-consuming task. It is not only a question of modeling and animating skills around the 3D software Blender, it is much more storytelling, asset and time management, acting, editing and complex problem solving.

Timetable

To not lose track during that demanding process it is very important to have a clear structure and plan of what to do. Especially if it is a long term project with a fixed deadline you should set up a timetable. In the first couple of months you should get used to the software and look for good literature.

Literature

There is a book called "Animating with Blender How to Create Short Animations from Start to Finish". It is not a beginner's book but it helped me a lot to get an overview of what is needed for an animation. I would recommend it to you.