I agree with Guy.
equipment is secondary to skill. definitely take scenes apart and try to recreate them, thats the best way to learn that skill.
practice practice practice.

I agree with Guy.
equipment is secondary to skill. definitely take scenes apart and try to recreate them, thats the best way to learn that skill.
practice practice practice.

Hello again.
If you are posting on vimeo/youtube, the best way is to give feedback, comments as much as possible, post high quality videos, and post them often.

there is no magic way to get followers (unfortunately) but you can get more exposure but commenting more

Are you making a film? or funding one? just out of curiosity.
also do you mean a full 90-120 minute feature, or a short film? it really depends.
the fault in our stars budget was (estimated) $12,000,000

if you want to do it run and gun style, you could go for the C100 or a similar camera
($5500) plus a good lens (sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 is $800)
then factor in $2000 for lighting, $50/month for an adobe membership to edit it.
$500-$1000 for a good tripod. a glidecam hd4000 is $590 which will let you get those steady shots.
or you could go for a black magic camera (1k-6k i believe) with cinema lenses (multiple thousand a piece)
with full film lights (multiple thousands of dollars)
you could buy a movi (or rent a movi) buying one is $5k-$10k

or you could film on a RED Epic/Arri Camera/Sony F55
it all depends on the quality you are after.

permits (for locations) depend on the location, could be free, could be $5000 so you would need to check that out before hand and budget it.
paying actors/crew members is either going to be nothing, or multiple thousands.

if you are going to make a feature length film, plan on it being hundreds of thousands, to possibly millions (again fault in out stars budget was $12,000,000)

you could easily film for $500 if you already have gear. if not the cheapest you could film is maybe $6000, but probably more like $10,000.
you could rent gear.

let me know what you are trying to do exactly and maybe i could help a bit more

really depends on what you mean. you could do it for free essentially if you are just talking about locations.

what are your needs? if you need a camera/mics/lights/everything then it could cost a considerable amount.

if you have that stuff, and you can get everyone to work for free, and you run-and-gun it, then you could film for free.
so it depends.
you could film in parks, and places like that for free generally (especially neighborhood parks) but some might require permits.
filming in doors would be free if you film at friends houses/your house.
but you need a good lighting setup/daylight coming through the windows.

can't say anything about the school itself.
a few really visionary filmmakers didn't go to film school, but that doesn't mean no one should.
i support you decision to apply, just note, whatever film school you go to, you will make many connections, thats one primary pro of film school.
so unless you want to live in poland, maybe consider a school where you want to live? or around there? just an idea.