Pixilation film evaluation (Sue)

I was assigned a task to plan, shoot and present a 60-90 second (roughly) pixilated (stop-motion animated) film for my course's current unit. This short film had to be done to a certain standard and planned thoughtfully and with regard to how it could affect myself, my audience and the people around/helping on a two week deadline.
planning:
We had to include many different forms of pre-preparation in the buildup of our film. These were to ensure that we could get right to work with a hands-on attitude with less chance of error and a clear idea of what we're doing amoungst the cast and crew.
These included:
-Creating and agreeing on ideas amongst the crew
-Story boards
And more.
flaws:
The flaws in this method of film/photography is that it's MUCH more time consuming. Because of the shot forms, styles and types we didn't use a tripod or any other form of support. This meant I had to hold the camera still whilst maneuvering my leg into the position to capture the next shot leaving me unsure of objects or other hazards around me and unable to look to avoid harsh movement of the camera; thus ruining our film. The planning was slightly longer due to the frame rate.  Post production was long, energy draining and difficult because of the need to individually place and resize each frame. Having to insure that each frame ran smoothly and had the same duration made things also more time consuming as there was a lot more playback watching than in the standard film editing techniques.
advantages:
Its advantages were that the memory seemed to stretch for longer as well as the time of our end product also being exaggerated due to it's frame by frame nature
The production had an advantage because of the need to keep each frame still made giving directions easier without limitation to how loud or how clearly people could understand me. This meant I could position and guide my actor(s) through the shoot between shots.
Post production meant I could
Expand on my level of detail in each frame and work on what is within the mise en scene. Meaning my ideas were concentrated to a level  when in post.
what i learnt/ conclusion
I learnt that jibs, cranes, dollys and other forms of camera movement and stability support all make for an easier, smoother and less energy consuming project and that the pixilation /stop motion form of shooting uses the Pi phenomenon. Due to it's mainly static necessity during production, made it easier to keep control and direct my actors and crew.
To conclude, pixilation or stop-motion animation isn't of my preference compared to other forms of film. It was enjoyable as well as stressful to my physical as well as mental wellbeing in regards to everybody's concentration levels and extra need for breaks.