Yeah I did it (final render)
Finished product! For the past month I've been fortunate enough to be able to work under the guidance of animators from Blue Sky Studios through my school's animation program, and this is the end result. It was REALLY cool being able to sit through lectures and learn about their workflow and receive personalized crits for our work :)
Anyway, thanks for being patient and following this clip's journey to completion. I'll be back to my regular schedule of not-really-uploading-anything now.
Software: Maya 2018 student edition
Rig: Sam, by Gabriel Salas https://gumroad.com/l/gTdpb