Okay could a Logitech C920x HD Pro Webcam work? (This: https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-C920x-Pro-HD-Webcam/dp/B085TFF7M1/ref=sr\_1\_6?crid=270URN146K4QT&keywords=adobe%2Bcharacter%2Bcamera&qid=1643591666&s=electronics&sprefix=adobe%2Bcharacter%2Bcamera%2Celectronics%2C48&sr=1-6&...)
For the last animation I did, I went with a very simple style for the backgrounds that was inspired by icon graphics. Stuff like this makes for great backgrounds and I think it’s free to use with attribution. There are so many different styles of icon art available for free or cheap, that it’s one of the easiest ways to get something. https://www.flaticon.com/packs/urban-building-27
I’d also suggest Pexels and Unsplash as options. If you’d prefer not to have photo backgrounds, maybe using a cartoon or artistic filter on the photo could help give you a different look.
If you’d like to learn how to make a cartoon background, there’s an interesting class on Skillshare (I believe you get two months of Skillshare for free) called Learn to Draw Cartoon Backgrounds for Animation
"Learn to Draw Cartoon Backgrounds for Animation" an Online Skillshare Class by Martin Belvisi https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Learn-to-Draw-Cartoon-Backgrounds-for-Animation/509494134?category=creative?via=ios
I like it, here are a few suggestions-
• Like Nokenito mentioned, considering making the eyes smaller. I think it is making them too 'cute' for the subject matter. And mixing the media for the background from illustrated to photography is a little jarring. Consider using just one type.
• Consider using Amazon Polly as it sounds more like natural speech when you use the Neural voices. The text to speech you used does not have inflection and just kind of drones on after a while (and sounds like text to speech). Here is an example - https://d1.awsstatic.com/product-marketing/Polly/voices/Joanna%20Neural%20-%20Polly%20main%20page.28a3470e5ca050e7c40bdda756c73900f41442e6.wav
and here is a link to the Polly page - https://aws.amazon.com/polly/ .
It's free as long as you go under 5 million characters a month.
• There is an error with your lower 3rd/sound effect at 6:10.
I hope that helps!