Dont imitate. Write what you know about, that has to be your goal.
Film is like eating to me. It feels completely natural.
Sometimes in writing you have difficult periods and then other times it just flows.
Movies are very expensive endeavors, and my first film was not particularly a money-maker. Quite the opposite.
In my films that I've directed, and my work in commercials and videos, I've rarely used handheld. It's just not something I'm drawn to, but I've seen it done very well.
As a director myself, you want to have colleagues and collaborators that respect your authority as the director. I'm very comfortable with that, and I've done a lot of work in second unit.