Hello new dude
Advice on starting out? We just had a thread on that from another new IndieTalk member.
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=49901
I'll give you some advice anyway.
Be making something. Anything. Pick up your camera, and shoot something. Shoot a park, a school event, a garden, a short film by yourself, anything. Try to mimic shots from films you like, and achieve the same look/tone. Remake movies scenes. Another thing that will keep you an active Filmmaker is doing film competitions like the Film Riot monday challenge. I'll post a link at the end.
Read scripts, write scripts, and learn how to properly format scripts. Learn everything you can. In that other thread, someone mentioned some good screenwriting sites, so check that out.
Learn as much as you can about filmmaking. Here are some good resources:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Movie_Making_Manual
http://www.youtube.com/user/filmriot
http://www.youtube.com/user/indymogul
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBasicFilmmaker
http://www.youtube.com/user/framelinestv
http://www.youtube.com/user/ChimpPhobiaFilms 
http://www.youtube.com/user/danonabouncycastle
http://www.amazon.com/Master-Shots-Vol-2nd-Techniques/dp/1615930876
http://www.amazon.com/Save-Last-Book-Screenwriting-Youll/dp/1932907009
http://www.amazon.com/Film-Directin...3&sr=1-1&keywords=film+directing+shot+by+shot
http://www.amazon.com/Moviemaking-C...377490410&sr=1-1&keywords=movie+making+course
Don't worry about gear and money. Filmmakers constantly worry about not having the latest and greatest gear and tons of money for their short. They end up not getting anywhere. Use your gear to the fullest and instead of using an expensive camera poorly, use a crappy camera well. It doesn't matter what you shoot on, it matters how you shoot it.
Be open to change. Have 100 back up plans. Be ready for a owner not allow you onto their set, or an actor doesn't show up. Be prepared and keep an open mind.
Stay patient and calm. On set, you are going to run into some major issues. There is no way to get around Murphy's law. Something will go wrong, but you have stay calm and patient the whole time.
Don't go on the internet and complain about how hard everything is and how you can't make a film. We don't care. So don't do it.
Don't put down your work or others work. Be open to criticism and give other constructive criticism if wanted. But don't tell people "it's okay, sort of". Be passionate and excited about it. People aren't going to want to watch a film even the director considers bad.
Shoot films, not people.
