It's great that everyone (almost) has access to a video-camera. So get started. Borrow a camera and start shooting. Make a documentary about the mailboxes in your neighborhood. Get aspiring actors from the local community theater and try to do something. Edit in the camera (shoot in order, scene by scene) It's all great practice. There are angles, lenses, light, acting and pacing to deal with. Sure, it's not "professional" but it's a moving image with sound-- it's filmmaking. Plus, you have more credibility when you talk about yourself as a "director" if you've made a dozen short films on video, instead of just talking about the day you are going to be a big-time film director.