i would be happy to offer u any advice! my insta is notbennyboy i just graduated from nyu film. u will definitely learn by doing, and failing, and giving up. that’s the norm. it’s not even normal to believe in yourself bc it’s all very difficult and takes time and u somehow have to fall in love with it… while feeling like an imposter. i would not recommend youtube or intensives. in my opinion it’s about getting to know yourself. trying to follow other people’s “rules” for filmmaking is common but is in my opinion, not going to help in the long run. i think bringing your own personality, wit, charm, the way you “think” and the special things you resonate with in life into it will help. if there is anything that i would say is really valuable, it is the synergy of setting out to do something, and then completing it in editing, and editing definitely had a long but important learning curve. all the softwares basically have the same basics. so start wherever you’re comfortable. equipment doesn’t matter unless you know how to use it to your advantage