I started a new video series yesterday and posted part 1 on DTube but with no view counter I am unable to know how many people watched it. An upvote or a comment does not mean the film was watched, and in this case the comments clearly indicate it was not.
Most of us are in a hurry here on Steemit, so this is understandable. Time is money...tick tock tick tock
But if DTube aims to take on YouTube it needs more than just content creators.
Steemit compatibility with DTube
DTube films are not yet watchable on Steemit itself which adds to the problem. If you are using Busyyou will already know they have been able to implement this particular feature and I am unsure why Steemit hasn't done the same?
I was a film maker before Steemit
Two years ago I was keen to leave YouTube behind so ran some test on DTube, making films specifically for Steemit and posting them exclusively on DTube. The results were tepid at best. I figured DTube was just new and things could only improve from here...
Two years on I am not so sure.
Please let me know what you think
Are you one of those people who doesn't click on the DTube links?
If so, why?
If 6mins is too long, would you consider watching a 2min version?
My only solution for now is to upload my films to YouTube so that I can create a post from which they can be easily viewed. And I can easily see how many people watch them.
SO.... PLEASE WATCH MY FILM!!!!
Yes it is 6 mins long but at least give it a try?
As a filmmaker who adjusted his life to fit Steemit I have felt in the last few months a growing awareness that my deeper creative desires are not being met. It is therefore my intention with this series to post short films as often as possible which will re-focus my energy on this almost forgotten aspect of my life and in doing so attract towards me those bigger film projects I do so enjoy getting stuck into.
I will still write posts on Steemit but not so many now. Films will be my primary way of getting my message across. I will keep them short and I will edit them a little so that you may enjoy them all the more.
In this first part I set the intention for the series and take my camera to work to show you what it looks like when a man who has been sat at a computer for two years tries to swing a pick axe & a shovel!
HIT THE DTUBE LINK BELOW TO WATCH ON DTUBE!
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Who is 
@samstonehill?
@samstonehill?He was a London based filmmaker until he sold everything and set out on a barefoot journey around the world, currently based in the south of France.
He is travelling with his partner & two children and with no bank account he has been living on STEEM & crypto for over a year.
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