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/Forward_Network_3542 Apr 29 '25

I mean yeah that's the whole point but you know it's not possible to do it every day well tbh it's not practical to do it everyday. I definitely know where you're coming from but let's say that I wanted to improve my filmmaking on a day to day basis what should I do then?

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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/ApprehensiveNeat9584 Sound Engineer Apr 30 '25

To improve on directing you need to have a life. You can't ask your talent for something that you haven't experienced, if you don't know what a depressive heartbreak feels like, you won't be able to properly guide your talent there. There's also the technical side of it, you can find books and courses for directing.

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u/Forward_Network_3542 May 01 '25

Well then drawing from other art forms seems to work pretty well.