Please see schedule in this blog for production pipeline.
Generally speaking all summer is spent on concept work and preliminary. Mood boards character sheets, thumbs etc.
Character
Model Character - 6 weeks - 11th October to the 21st November.
Texture character - 1 Week - 22nd - 28th November.
Rig Character 3 Weeks - 29th November - 19th December
Environment
Model first scene - 4 weeks - 11th - 7th November.
Model 2nd Scene - 2 Weeks - 8th November - 21st November
Model 3rd Scene - 4 Weeks - 22nd November - 19th December
Texture Scenes - 5 Weeks - 10th Jan - 13th Feb
Putting objects in place - 2 Weeks - 14th Feb - 27th Feb
Lighting - 5 weeks - 28th Feb - 03rd April
Animating - 5 weeks - 28th Feb - 03rd April.
Rendering - 8 Weeks - 4th April - 29th May
Compositing sound etc. 4-5 Weeks - 30th May - 26th June.
This may change according to the needs of the project.
We will definitely need another modeller, textures and animator, as well as someone to do the introduction in after effects.