dpvtank,
Sometimes it can be overwhelming to do a short film, especially when you're just learning. So many things might pop through you're head, that it gets frustrating, and you end up doing nothing. Well, that's what's happened to me anyway. just relax, don't worry about trying to learn everything in one shot. Take one thing at a time; like mentioned before, do one thing over and over a few times till it sticks, then go to the next thing. Look at the tutorial links forum for more free tutorials around the net, save a few bucks a week until you get enough to buy some points for VIP(it's like $25 for 14points) , or a book

and have fun

George