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To do a 'hill start' in a manual - bring the clutch pedal up to the 'bite point', so you have just enough drive to stop it rolling back, but not so much you'll shoot off like a jack-rabbit when the hand-brake goes down.
Its all about clutch control - which means working around the bite point. (Up for 'go', down for 'slow')
Try going very slowly uphill, press the clutch down until the car comes to a stop. If you push it too far down you'll roll back - if you lift it to much you'll roll forward. The sweet spot is the 'bite point' where the plates of the clutch are just starting to rub together.
Try to practice holding the car steady. Then, without using the handbrake, add a bit of gas (so you'll have a bit of power) then bring the clutch up further into the bite to move away... Once the car is moviing, then bring the pedal right up. Shouldn't take more than 5 minutes to get the hang of it...
Once you can do this comfortably, you'll be able to reverse and do a turn in the road quite easily!
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