Start with something you already own
You do not need a studio to explore animation. The British Film Institute offers tutorials for making stop-motion films at home with a phone or tablet, including a separate instalment about sound. These are educational resources, not a new film announcement or a promise of professional results.
Our suggestion is to begin with a tiny story: a mug wants to reach a book. Two objects, a stable surface and a clear route are enough to set up the experiment. Avoid liquids, fragile pieces and anything that might fall onto your equipment.
The movement happens between photographs
Keep the phone stable, away from the edge of a table. Take a photograph, move the object a little and repeat. Review a short sequence before taking lots of pictures: you may notice a hand in the frame or an accidental change of angle. Import the photographs in order into a stop-motion editor, then play that short test to see the movement.
Do not worry about an exact running time yet. Compare small movements with larger ones and see which feel smooth and which look like a jump. The point is to learn from a difference you can see, not to make a perfect film on your first attempt.
Give it a purpose, not just a route
When the mug reaches the book, it could stop, hesitate and move back. That imagined pause changes the meaning of the same objects. Try two endings and ask someone what they think happened before explaining your idea.
If you add sound, use your own recordings or material you have permission to use. Do not publish images of other people without their permission. The BFI resources linked below offer a next step; the page and tutorials are in English.
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