You start in a dark scene and notice a small sapling in the ground in front of you. It starts to grow into a tree. As dawn breaks, a bird's nest appears, and we notice it has an egg in it. The egg begins to shake, and then hatches. A baby bird emerges, hops around, grows, and tests its wings. Finally, in daylight, it flies away to freedom.
Our story is about birth, growth, spreading your wings (literally and figuratively), and moving on. We will start with a music soundtrack and animate our graphics based on its parts.
We are using free, off-the-shelf assets. Of course, you can use your own music and graphics, but we'll assume you're following along using the ones we have selected, which are all available online for free (links are given). As an instructive project, it's minimalistic and not embellished with effects that one might expect...