Every Thursday we're opening the studio doors and answering all of your questions. Technical, industry, fandom or otherwise - drop your question in the comments below - and we'll hop to it. (We're fielding Q's on Facebook, Twitter and G+ too, if that's easier!)

Got a question you'd like to ask us?

Our first question is via Twitter from Ahrani Logan:

Thanks for your question Ahrani! We generally produce multiple episodes simultaneously for each series and it can take over a year to see one episode through from start to finish.

But for example, for the animation of a single episode, from the blocking stage of starting the episode, to the final retakes (online) can take about 23 weeks.

Each animator produces about 20 seconds of animation a week for a series. That’s JUST the movement though, that doesn’t take into account lighting, rendering, compositing, and sound.

Hope that gives you a general idea of the lengthy process involved!