[–] theotherguy 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Why not go old school and do some cut outs then take pics of it?
[–] PossessedPuppetArt 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Heya! Im an animation student, and The Animators Survival Kit is something I have reread about three times now. Richard Williams is a world famous animator who wrote this, and makes the book personal and enjoyable. I highly suggest you look into it, it has really helped me. http://www.amazon.com/The-Animators-Survival-Richard-Williams/dp/0571202284
[–] 5h2 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
I use Synfig Studio to made something like this
[–] lamecustomgifs 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I use Flash CS6 & CC and have made stuff like this - slightly NSFW and this with it. There's also ToonBoom but I don't personally have much experience with it, definitely something you might want to have a look at though. If you choose to go with Flash look up a channel on YouTube called Draw With Jazza his tutorials really helped me a lot.
[–] lamecustomgifs ago
Sounds good! Let me know if you have any questions too, I'd be glad to offer what I can.
[–] bukkits 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
There's always Adobe Flash... but if you want quality you'll have to hire someone who has experience doing this before. Animation is no small task and if you have a timeline in mind, multiply it by ten if you hire someone and twenty or more if you do it yourself.
[–] Vitruvia [S] ago
Dang. What do you mean by timeline in mind
[–] bukkits 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
I mean if you think it will take you a week, it would take a trained professional about two months or more. If you want to do it on your own it could easily stretch to a year.
There are resources to learn how to animate out there, but you'll quickly find it's a rabbit hole
EDIT: Also depends heavily on the quality you want from the animation