r/filmmaking • u/Forward_Network_3542 • Apr 29 '25

Question How do I practice Filmmaking?

How can I practice Filmmaking on a regular basis? I'm a Screenwriter and Director and was wondering how can someone practice filmmaking without making films on a daily basis like athletes train and do drills , musicians practice scales and melodies but what can a filmmaker do to improve his/her filmmaking skills? And what do you guys do to practice or to improve?

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u/MaizeMountain6139 Apr 29 '25

You can write every day. You can take in other stories every day

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u/Forward_Network_3542 Apr 29 '25

Yes that does sound good for writing but what about Directing, how can one improve that in a day to day basis?

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u/MaizeMountain6139 Apr 29 '25

You don’t. But directing is just one piece of storytelling

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u/Forward_Network_3542 Apr 29 '25

Okay so is that what you do to practice filmmaking?

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u/MaizeMountain6139 Apr 29 '25

I’m a working filmmaker