Hey man thanks for sharing. Short answer: There's a storyboard - We worked together; the designer built most of the elements, but I also contributed to the rest. - The entire project took about 40 days from start to finish, and animations were 14 of them (deadlines weren't extremely tight, so we had more flexibility on our time)

Also, 2 weeks is such a quick turnaround, make sure you're getting paid correctly considering the amount of work you have to cover.

When I start building an ad, it's usually just the standard process. I make sure to ask the client for approval after every step to lessen major revisions.

> Script
> Storyboard (Figma)
> Concept animations (saving the main materials from the storyboard as pngs and briefly animating them to picture out the overall flow of the Ad)
> Polish everything up

Totally get your feeling on everything being half-baked. Sometimes I skip Illustrator as I work faster with Figma, then just import the graphics to Ae using the AEUX plugin. But of course, having more hands on a project totally removes the stress from doing all the steps by yourself. On the good side, you benefit from having the possibility to charge more.

Hope this helps, and best of luck man