@groovytigerrr Sorry for the late reply! Thankyou and happy you are getting back to it as well! Another improv class together would be so fun~ let me know your name on twitch ill look out for you❤️ Lets keep going we got this! 😎
Its been awhile since I've talked on here~I still try to like & support when I can, I see all of you achieving your goals & im so proud! I took a break in VO to heal my throat,started again but still having issues(taking meds) I'm still auditioning and learning slowly these days
On the side I started Streaming on Twitch/Tiktok and reached some goals there! I am already affiliate on twitch hoping to get to partner soon! My main game is Apex. Most days ill be here~ https://t.co/toxISGOnHM
Some perspective I think a lot of newer and even not so new VO folks need to hear:
One thing they don't tell you when you are a new voice actor that you absolutely MUST understand - this is a multi-year endeavor. YEARS. It will take you literal YEARS to gain traction.
This is not an exaggeration.
Sure you'll find one or two people who blow up huge in anime or something, but that's not the whole career - at all.
Demo mills and less scrupulous coaches will sell you on the dream of being a full time VA right after your training is done and a demo is made. This is not reality - you should not quit your day job and dive into this expecting to feed your family right away.
Even when you start getting traction, you'll experience rejection and "failure" that will literally rip your soul out. It is HARD. You will feel extremely vulnerable. You will want to give up because you were lied to and tricked into spending tons of money on things you do not need.
It gets better. You find "your people". However, the biggest thing I've found so far in my endeavour is that you have to give support - unconditionally - to the people around you. That's how you push through it.
You have to love this craft. Love auditioning. View each audition as a new opportunity to get better, to hone your craft. Send it AND FORGET IT.
The people you admire that do this so effortlessly? YEARS OF WORK. It doesn't just materialize. I'll say it again - you have to spend YEARS working on being an ACTOR - not just a voice.
Don't give up if you love this. Don't let it get you so down that you quit. Remind yourself that your journey is only beginning - and it never stops. There is no epiphany where "oh, I've made it", only milestones.
The things you do a year from now are the things you'll wish you were doing now and you may not realize it.
Keep pushing. Be kind. Be supportive. Be patient. Always learn.
#voiceover #VoiceActors #thegrind
On Day 11/30 of my Challenge on Apex. I'm live on TikTok ( amberdeandra) and everyone has convinced me to join Twitch lol so here we go! LIVE NOW https://t.co/toxISGOVxk
On Day 9/30 of my streaming Challenge playing Apex Legends! Join me on Tiktok: amberdeandra or Youtube (link below) ill be live in 10min~ https://t.co/ZJHTfwu9dM