I did not pick up animation as fast as I did modeling. This short scene was my first animation, and took nearly two days of fighting before I realized my objects were broken. Once I deleted and re-sculpted the bowling ball the animation was simple enough. Making the movement of the bowling ball consistent and smooth, however... 

The second scene I made went much smoother, and had a bit more complexity to it. I made the UFO with a sculpted sphere and some mesh lights.