I was present at meetings with the live action director (it was a combination of 2D and 3D) and was director of animation for the 3D character. This meant that I needed to maintain a continuity in style between the animators working on the project, overlooking the acting and technical quality of the animation, and communicating the ideas of the overall director to the animators. As the animators I worked with were talented and experienced people the fact that I cannot animate with Maya myself was not an obstacle; all I needed to do was some finetuning. I'm not involved in production: in Europe most films depend very much on film funding - better find yourself a good business lawyer before you go that way. And make sure about your copyrights before pitching anything to anyone at all.