What's the real reason to have a YouTube channel?

Do own a Panasonic S5iix? A Canon C70? A Sony FX30? A Fujifilm XH2S? Are you an influencer? A content creator? What's your channel about, anyway? Why do you even have a channel? What's your goal with the channel? What do you think you are contributing? I own a Panasonic S5 and a GH5. I shoot with vintage lenses and anamorphic lenses. I am a solo theater artist. A performing artist. I make movies. Narrative films. I am an activist. I have been called a disruptive artist. I try to make meaningful art. Is TH-cam the right place for me? I wonder... How about you???
My GoFundMe for my film, This is the End for Me:
gofund.me/d4586aa6
My Patreon link:
/ rockwilk
Please watch my first film, shot entirely on my LG V40 smartphone, all alone, by myself, during the pandemic, called The Center of Distance, at: tubitv.com/movies/100014124/t...
All my info:
My cameras: Panasonic Lumix S5, Panasonic Lumix GH5
My lenses: Sigma 28-70 f/2.8, Minolta Telesor 28mm f/2.8, Minolta MC Rokkor PG 50mm f/1.4, Minolta MC W Rokkor HG 35mm f/2.8, Helios 44-2 58mm f/2, Sirui 35mm f/1.8 anamorphic, Sirui 75mm f/1.8 anamorphic, Ttartisans 17mm f/1.4 micro 4/3, Meike 35mm f/1.4 micro 4/3.
My gimbals: Zhiyun Weebill S, and Hohem iSteadyX
My lavalier mic: Purple Panda
Shotgun mic: Boya MM1
Audio recorder: Zoom H1n (the red one)
My phones, used for both video and audio: LG V20, V30, V40 and V60. iPhone SE 2020
My lights: Pixel RGB (2), and AMZdeal light wand (a stick light)
My tripods: K&F Concept T254A8, Neewer 75" for my Pixel RGB light, Mactrem 62.5" and Victiv 72", PGYTECH Mantispod
ND filters: K&F variable filters for my lenses, and a 37mm variable for my phone, and Neewer ND2, ND4 and ND8 and variable ND2-400 (all 37mm for my phone),
UKCOCO 37mm CPL filter with clip for my smartphone
Desktop computer: Mac M2 Studio, (upgraded graphics and SSD), Glyph external thunderbolt ssd's in multitudes, Samsung 2TB T7, LG 27UL650 monitor
Laptop: Dell XPS 13 7590 laptop
Davinci Resolve studio version for editing on my computers
Kinemaster for editing on my phone
I make my own music, or I reach out to friends from my former life in the music business.
Brooklyn Quartet mini series, winner of Best Filmed Theatre at the Lonely Wolf International Film Festival:
Episode 1:
• Brooklyn Quartet,...
Episode 2:
• Brooklyn Quartet,...
Episode 3:
• Brooklyn Quartet,...
Episode 4:
• Brooklyn Quartet,...
If you'd like to learn more about me and all my creative work, head over to: www.rockwilk.com (you can reach me there)
#Filmmaker #Theatre #SoloArtist #SoloTheater #TheCenterOfDistance #Adoption #FosterCare #LouiseWise #Activism #Artivism #BROKEWIDEOPEN #BrooklynQuartet #TheRedPlaidSuitcase #ThisIsTheEndForMe #PanasonicLumixS5 #LGV40 #LGV20 #LGV30 #Smartphonefilmmaking #Poetry #SpokenWord #SeanBell #Racism #Gentrification #Poughkeepsie #HudsonValleyNY #TheBronx #NYC #Peace #Empathy #MentalHealth #SuicideAwareness #StoriesIn4K #StoriesIn4kRock

[@steveschnetzler5471]

Engaging story, enjoyed it, thanks.

[@RockWILK]

Thank you. I appreciate it.

[@NoelleV]

I was thinking + journaling about this exact thing recently. It's the classic dilemma of Art for art's sake vs Art for sale. Once you get into the realm of monetization/commercialization and want it to be consistently lucrative beyond just a few bucks here and there, you have to treat it as a business - and Business has its own culture, rules, norms, lingo, etc. You genuinely want to "add value" to people's lives, but YT (along with every other social media platform) defines that in a less wholesome way because it too is a business with profit as its bottom line. You want to serve the Art, do your best work, and offer something you feel is important to the world, because that's what's in your heart & soul, but unfortunately it may not be possible to "make it big" without fracturing/sacrificing that heart & soul at least a little bit. True to your name, you stand solid in your truth and refuse to break - and I applaud you for that, my friend.

[@RockWILK]

You know me, business is the "B" word. I'll never let anything corrupt my creative work. Clearly, I have sacrificed so much in my life to stay true to my art, to keep that integrity, to do what I want to do, and at this point, I also think it's pretty clear that I'm all the way in. ;) and I think you know that I'm cool with that. And I look forward to doing the best work of my career this coming year. Hold me accountable to that please. ;)

[@WasionKey]

lol great video sir!

[@RockWILK]

Thank you so much!

[@timelesstruths]

Great commentary.

[@RockWILK]

Thanks so much!!

[@marianozisa]

Can you I explain myselfe why I like so many bridges!!!

[@RockWILK]

I do love me some bridges. :-) I think there's a metaphor in there. Thanks so much!

[@marianozisa]

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