Topic: Redo-ing a scene
So I've been working on a time consuming shot in my film where I have to animate about 10 mini figures and cars all by myself. The very first time I filmed the shot, it didn't turn out long enough. The second attempt, I was at a really good pace, until about 2 hours into filming the shot, my mom said I had to go somewhere. I turned off my lights as carefully as I could so when I got back, there would be no light change in the next frame. Then disaster struck, I got back, and one of my lamps had been mysteriously moved. I saw that, and I got so mad that I lost all of my hard work. I couldn't use what I had animated, because it wasn't long enough, so now I have to do it again!
Main Question: Is it really worth it if it takes 3-4 attempts to get the scene just right?