How to monetize YouTube. That's everybody's question. How to make money on YouTube. How to make a living on YouTube. How to pay your bills by making YouTube videos. All of that. Well, I'm here to tell you, one way to make sure that never happens, is to give up. To quit. Because it's always a possibility. Anything's possible, and bear this in mind. The day you give up, might just be the day before your next video went viral and all of your goals were accomplished. If you're a filmmaker, if you're an artist of any kind, what do you really have to lose in making consistent videos? And why not upload them to YouTube along the way and at least possibly make some money at some point? And why keep your brilliance to yourself? Why not share and make a contribution to the world with your stories? Why the hell not? Even if you never get monetized. Why not add yourself and your work to our society at large? I'm here to tell you, no matter what, do the work, and just keep going.

Music c/o Melodie Music
Artist: Goulding Nicholas Mark

My ongoing GoFundMe for my film, This is the End for Me:
https://gofund.me/d4586aa6

My Patreon link:
https://www.patreon.com/rockwilk?utm_...

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: https://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)
Wireless audio: Hollyland Lark Max
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, a 4 part mini serie...

Episode 2: • Brooklyn Quartet, a 4 part mini serie...

Episode 3: • Brooklyn Quartet, a 4 part mini serie...

Episode 4: • Brooklyn Quartet, a 4 part mini serie...

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)

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