+Lanipator Not certain about the points made but ,if anyone else wants to learn about how to get voice over jobs try Zamartar Speaking Cash Remedy (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some interesting things about it and my buddy got cool results with it.
Scooter! Oh wait I bet you don't know who "L8nitedave" is. Well an early version of an Internet "influencer", like really early, nevermind. I'm that Dallas photographer guy, oh wait. Well you remember "Dink"? Well I'm Katie and Kimmies dad. Great video, hey I need to do a little thing about arts and culture. We should talk.
if u don't want to watch this video : -you need to be an ACTOR -you MUST love *everything* about acting -don't fucking ask this man how he became a voice actor or how *to* become one
The reason why voice actors can voice act extremely well is due to the fact that they have had experience being an actor. Eric Vale is right because every famous voice actor I know of (Tara Strong, Chris Sabat, Mike Myers, Liam O'Brain) they have done acting before and are able to improvise and translate their voices into something people can imagine and recognize. People say I can imitate voices well and that I could be a good voice actor, but I just can't do acting. Mainly due to stage fright.
***** I'm just saying. Acting is very relevant to the job description, and if you don't think it's important, well...I guess maybe you do want to be looking in a different field.
"Chance?" If you consider dedicating your life to something, working at it in spite of everyone telling you to quit for close to fifteen years, then having someone you worked with in theatre give you a phone number for an audition because she recalled your excellent work ethic, and then auditioning twice before booking a single role "chance"... then yes. It was all chance. Or you could say that my hard work paid off. :)
I wanna be a voice actor for a awhile now but there's no place acting theater near me or anywhere and of there is it's only for kids ive looked into it and the fact is that people were just lucky to somehow get the a number from this or that person then move to L.A. and boom your playing in a anime!
No insult taken! Just trying to show how the whole concept of "random" can be extrapolated into "overnight success" when in fact a lot of work goes into the whole she-bang.
and being comfortable enough to put myself out there, I panicked, and dropped the acting course and stopped showing up to the club I was insecure, doubting myself after seeing how successful and comfortable other people were, and seeing how long acting had been a part of their lives. How much they knew while I was inexperienced and terrified of failing.
Failure is inevitable and you have to learn to accept the fact that you’ll fall flat on your face a couple times but if REALLY love what your doing then the fear of failure melts away because instead of worrying about whether you’ll fail or not, your too busy having a blast! This is so late but please don’t give up ❤️
I recently completed 17 years in the US Navy; when my wife asked me what I wanted to do with my life now, without all the rigidity of military life, I told her I wanted to be an actor. Over the last couple of years, i've been in community theatre, and i've been on stage once, and work behind the scenes on three. When I walk out on stage, no matter what's happening- cue to cue, lighting checks, or performance, even just crossing the stage, it feels like home. Thanks again.
The fact that Eric said to be an actor is so great, because although your skill is a big part of it, another huge factor of getting into voice acting is WHO YOU KNOW. If you never start acting in plays and such, nobody can refer to your talent, and you're not likely to ever get brought into a larger project. I'm going to join an acting class this month and am SO EXCITED to get started! Thx a lot, Eric! I used to act in plays a lot, but then the director had too many things going on to continue, so since then, I haven't been able to act (aside from my UA-cam channel). I understand this passion you speak of, and I hope to get into a more widespread voice acting and maybe meet ya one day.
To love the character you put your being in, to love the stories you make despite others saying its garbage with no real reason. To show friends and family your work and get there opinions. I do this every day, I am not going to lie when I draw a comic I don't just imagine what and how they do it, I act it out in my house, I literally go into my hallways, pretend I am that character, do the scene till I love it, draw it then do it again. Is this what it takes? I did that ever sense I was 12, yet I never really had the chance to do theater in high school, and in collage I took the tech route to make games and art. I love pretending that I am someone else, I love moving my body the way they would. I am not lucky, cool, or even talented in much that I do. Yet I still do it. I think, no, I KNOW I can do it.
blahblahblahqwerty12 well it surly is fun, too bad I need to get better with my art skills. Oh well, Now off to try and become a voice actor, I have a weird voice for it anyways lol.
As much a knack you have for acting, you have for writing as well. Your speech at the end... it reminded me of two silly little oaths I swore to the sky I had since forgotten... I promised myself that before I died I would do everything and I swore I would never break a promise. Maybe that's why I love acting, that's why I love writing, I love drawing, I love designing video games. They're outlets to fuel my dreams, thank you for reminding me of my goals and thank you for the inspiration.
It can be really hard to start when you have stage fright, which is why it's great to start out in theater with ensemble roles! I had horrible stage fright in middle school, but after 2-3 productions being in the ensemble I somehow was able to snag a lead role and felt just fine :)
I love the nervousness and being someone else even if it's for just a bit. It's great. Making people laugh and enjoying the emotions being shown is wonderful. Although now I'm in the us military as a photographer. I feel it'd be too late to go back to my dreams as a youth. Ahhh man. Well to all of you who are shy and scared don't worry. Just do it and it'll come more natural.
So what you're saying is, do the work, commit yourself, devote yourself wholly to the craft, and you have a chance of being successful at it? In other words, the same as any career where you love what you are doing and don't just view what you do as a job. Great advice.
Bayan1905 I find that kind of stupid. Because there is not tutorial other than some might take forever to learn or some will have a knack for it. I want to see more video on how to become and yet the same result is stupid. If anything my advice is to simply stay in a room for hours on end trying voices or practicing one you want to hone. I actually do a lot of that in my all the time free time. Might as well until someone bugs me to get a job or whenever I have to get one.
+DashingNative You can have all the voice talent in the world, but if you can't emote properly, the acting will fall flat and unsatisfactory. That's why ACTING is the keyword in voice acting. That's the entire point of the second half of this video. Some of the best voice actors don't have to change their voice at all and they still put on an amazing performance.
CubicInsanity Lol. I'm an actor or well aspiring to be one. But I find that to be an essential part of any acting. I don't know. For me it was easy. The difference is actually getting noticed.
Acting is an art and just like drawing or painting, some people are naturally gifted and some have to work for it. I don't find acting to be all that difficult, but for some people, they struggle getting the emotions or movements down right. So just like some people who really want to draw but don't have the natural talent, they have to take classes and really practice and work at it. Just because it's one way for you doesn't mean it's the same for everyone. =\ Eric's advice isn't necessarily *wrong*. And even the naturally gifted need lessons and instruction, y'know?
CubicInsanity Well practical things for me ain't hard. It's doing stuff that actually requires skill is what matters. Operating a space shuttle. Hacking. Acting though? Nahh. With what I do, may it be getting hurt or something. I say there's always something worse or harder. Which makes it easy.
This guy explains the passions of acting, quite clearly. When he says you need to love the sucky part of acting, you actually do. Everything about your life, you respond with a line, a witty comment, and action. Acting is acting, and reacting, not regurgitation. It's a portrayal of life, and while some people may find us dramatic (which we are), its really the funniest way to have an outlook on things. Im so glad God made me an actor, I mean HALLELUJAH! When you're voice acting, you can't just insert your funny voices into lines, you yourself have to become animated in every aspect, body, face, and most importantly vocals. You can't respond with..."well, I like acting...but uh...well I get nervous." Suck it up, my friend. You gotta love the sucky parts too~ And yes do everything! Directing is the most enjoyable to me, theres just something about sculpting a show.....If you think you're ugly? In the world of show business, believe it or not, you're desirable. Sing, or at least train your vocals! Dance, a lot, this will actually help your movement on stage. Do live shows, as well as film. Personally film is a bit more intimate, but isolated, whereas live shows are incredibly interactive, and your audience is always fresh! Don't forget writing, even if its not eloquent, if you're creative enough, you'll have some good ideas, that (who knows) could turn into something, my fourth try at writing actually turned into a show! And lastly, please don't expect to get rich and famous, its all for the passion, I thank God immensely that I even love performing in the first place. Trust =me when I say you'll just be happy making a proper living. Keep auditioning, keep going, and keep praying that the energy keeps coming! Performing is a privilege, youngsters. God bless you all! JoJo.
well... I watched this to get some info about how to become a voice actor or voice over... I get zero info... BUT better than that, you made me laugh and you gave me positive energy... Thanks man... you are FUN :D
Hearing you got your start in Denton gave me butterflies. I work at a sandwich shop by the UNT campus and am told on a weekly basis I should pursue voice acting. I'm so excited right now. Thanks for your wise words, Mr. Vale!
If you don't listen to dubs, then why are you bothering listening to me? Also, I'm pretty sure in Japanese 'names' and 'words' are both considered 'words'. And one last thing, if you're stressed to the point of wanting to punch someone because they can't read subtitles and don't see the world the way that you do... get ready for a very, very rough life.
I'm not into my school plays because they're short budget and I dislike most of the actors. It's a very uptight school, catholic, all boys, and high on the scale of education. So as much as I want to be in a play, I can't stand to limit myself to bad Shakespeare with a bunch of people I hate. But I still act. In my daily routine I always joke with friends and we have plenty of scenarios where we just dick around and act out a situation. I do regret the lack of play experience since my 7th grade year but when I was in a play with people who I could get along with, it was a blast. My friend and I stole the show, and I was only Augustus Gloop. I wore a fat suit and my male friend was the mom. Priceless at the time. So my question is: Would that be enough? Acting on a daily basis but not to boring Shakespeare (I love Hamlet though).
Well it's not just random. That's something everyone should pay attention to. I was in theater (hard work) with someone who remembered me (building relationships/networking) and she sought me out to give me a phone number for an audition. I left a good impression on the director (crafting a reputation/being professional) and he called me back because of that. A lot goes into the "random grand opportunity."
That moment when you watch this video and hope to learn how to be a voice actor, and realizing that acting isn't your style...being an actor isn't something I can do because it means people are watching me, but I'll act and do a good job if people aren't watching me. That's the thing, which is why now I have no more hopes of being a voice actor. But I'll just appreciate them from a distance, it's ok by me. :)
Why are you scared? You only live once. I'm not an actor but I used to be shy and was afraid about what other people thought of me. My advice to you is TURN IT OFF!!! turn off that part of you that's scared of something and just do it if you fail keep going...what do you think people are going to hurt or kill you if you mess up or something? Secret is NO ONE CARES AT ALL WHAT YOU DO!!! I know that sounds mean but after I realized that I opened up to more people and became a better friend, husband, and son. Your just making your life harder by not trying to do what you love.
Thank you guys that was inspiring. I'm frickin autistic and I wanna be a voice actor haha! Seems ridiculous right? But I'm gonna try because I live to read and write and sing and just put myself in what I do creatively. Only thing holding me back was nervousness. I'm gonna chase this thing till I'm running on dry that's a promise!
Carlos Marulanda Daryl Hannah and Paddy Considine have done okay. If you have trouble with condescending discrimination in the US, try the UK. try everywhere. Email recordings, send auditions, Just have a go. Remember, there is no reason not to apply for acting and vo work even before you are good, because that opportunity will be gone anyway if you wait till you are better.
Thanks for the advice I sent a voice reel to an agency today after they requested it. I'm super excited wish me luck! Hopefully I'll get nerves of steel in a professional setting :3
I met this man at Fam:dom con 2013 for my birthday at his panel. He's funny as hell and knows what he is talking about. It was nice meeting you Mr. Vale!
Thank you so much for making this video. When I was little, my dream was to become an actor (actress, actor, what have you) and I'd often play made up characters with friends. As I got older (I am currently a senior in high school) I veered more towards voice acting and have finally opened up enough to commit myself fully to becoming an voice actor. I started taking an acting course last year and joined the theater club but as soon as the reality hit me of being on stage,
Eric, right around the time you told people to ACT in order to VOICE ACT, I put myself on your side of the ring. No long semantics, it's just people seem to forget that in order to get any level of proficiency in a skill, they must put in the effort. It's heartening to see someone up top remind us of that simple fact. Here's to all guys and gals that did impressions and decided to make it a living. Cheers!
Eric, Ive just recently begun doing voice overs at Funimation and I want to say thank you for this video, from now on when I get the question im going to point them to this video.
It's really disheartening to hear that every anime voice actor has just had a friend in the business or they happened into the job by chance. What about the people who work really hard to be voice actors? I haven't heard a story yet where they got a voice coach, sent out demos, worked towards a goal and finally came to funimation.
Sounds like you just got lucky Eric. A lot of us don't have those lucky breaks. As for acting, I know plenty of voice actors who never acted on stage or in theater and their doing quite well. Isn't it also who you know in the business? How else are you getting jobs?
Kyle Jordan Thanks so much buddy for your input. I'm a union voice actor here in Seattle and have been for a year. I pay dues of $150 dollars per month to my local union. A lot of never had a single 'on stage' acting debut, and yet we're doing quite well in the industry. You do realize Kyle Jordan that it's all about connections and who you know in the industry right? There's even schools that help teach you voice acting techniques and skills, and upon completion will provide you with a contacts list to start. Good luck with your future and life there Kyle Jordan. Also I never stated that I knew anything of Acting if you actually took the 5 seconds to 'read' my post.
He said he didn't like having to stay in shape, I broke out laughing and in tears. I nearly died, being reminded of America and his "hamburger diet", as England would call it. XD
I'm already old and haven't started acting yet I'm 19 I should have done it in high school but I was shy lately I don't feel shy at all though and I'm confident and I want to get into acting I don't reallllly know how in going to go about it though I feel like I'm old everyone else started younnng
Guys, I think what she is saying is that a lot of people STARTED when they were young. It's okay, when I tried it for my dance team, I went through that.. All the girls were like "I've been dancing since I was 3." it was AWFUL! >.
To be honest, I want to be a animator along with a couple other things in acting. I always loved drawing panel comics as a kid and I have interest in voice acting, but mainly in making a series of my own or two. If I had a pitch, where should I go to do it.
You might want to look at this website called www.behindthevoiceactors.com and others will have projects from just about anything and you can send in auditions for characters provided in a project saying a line that they include with the character.
Well...What if you're ugly and don't have the face and body to be an actor, but maybe the talent to be a voice actor? I feel a lot of people in voice acting are more comfortable. Is there any other way possible...
The most mindblowing thing you said (to me), is that you have to love the parts that suck too (when it comes to passion). This is trully amazing, never thought of it that way
I've been getting into modeling but I really want to do voice acting too. I'm scared to ask my parents for this amazing voice acting class at KD studios because they already paid a lot for my modeling classes... I know it sounds selfish, but I didn't really ask for those classes and I just really want to find a way to ask them to start acting. Anyone have tips on what I should do?
Well for example, try to lay all of you're cards on the table, literally, but do it on a high level so that, like you said.. so it doesn't sound and comes out selfish. Step one1: Write everything down that you want to say, basically write down how you feel from your heart, all you're emotions how you really feel, exploit yourself, then after a week or so take a look on what you have written so far, or 4th day mark, then, step2: pick out the important things and this can take a while but let it do so, you will make it perfect. While you doing all of this, everything you have written down is how "you" really feel, from you're heart because that is how you can back it up, everything that you say with will come out with confidence, and that will show in eyes and the sound of you're voice, because if you lie about what you have written you not only going to lie to you're parents but you are laying to you're self, and that will show in how you present it later on, in eyes and voice etc. if you have done this serious by heart, then that will show great results. I hope this will help you, because the most important thing is how you as a person feels, do what you really like of doing and not be forced in to something that you don't like is not good at all it can and after a long while lead to deep depression.... and that is not good for the health at all, so yeah, i hope this helps you out, and one more thing, memorize everything!! and remember to always keep eye contact when you speak and use hand signals while you talking, that will enforce things you say, if you like for example say "i feel a slight change and i'm depressed, so i hope you will listen to what i have to say.. pause... something lays buried deep in my heart" then you you take your hand to your heart. stuff like that. Btw i copyright this. Good luck.
A real answer unlike the one above is looking up auditions or hiring an acting agent from a respectable agency, and not some shady guy offering his card in the mall
+Ashley Dufault It honestly depends on what sort of voice auditions you're looking for, there are loads by googling or even youtubing " Voice actors needed" ect. There are also sites such as Voice actor Union, Behind the voice actor. (that is if you only looking for voice rolls, instead of physically acting.
Thank you, Eric. I found myself finishing your sentences. Its true, no matter what you choose in life make sure you love every single thing about it! And when you mentioned being on stage.... Man do I miss that rush! It is a passion.
I'm looking to become voice actor, I can do angry, psycho, normal and fear. I've always wanted to play as a psycho or a anti hero but I have no idea how to get notice and get other voice actors to give me a audition and see if I'm indeed good enough or need to work on it a little bit more I hope one day to become or surpass Crispin freeman, I'm very passionate about voice acting and is willing to do anything to become one. I've been watching anime and video games since I can't remember. I hope someone reaches out to me and gives me a shot, im from Australia
This actually made me cry; i miss my theater classes so much, and when he started talking about the stage and everything... dear lord... tears! I want to act so bad again!
my voice sucks and Im a kinda shy and feel awkward when I try to make new voices, especially infront of people.. how to overcome this problem? when I see a person voice acting, I feel like they can sing.. I can't sing, is this a problem for the voice acting sorry if my questions are so full of shit, but I really want to find an answer. I suck at voice acting but I want to succeed. What do?
The best thing to do, is fake it til you make it. Pretend you are at a point where you want/need to be, while also working on that. Work, work til you get it. Even a little to start with is good.
Thanks for all the tips and inspiration! I have been in 6 local plays since 2014, and I fully agree that one must love acting and its less-than-desirable aspects (e.g., long hours, busy nights and weekends, worrying about fellow castmates' delivery, performing with the flu on opening night [true story from this past January], etc.) to appreciate the craft and eventually master it. Nothing beats the audience's reactions and final applause.
I just saw your video, and I wanted to say thank you, that was some of the best, most practical and simple advice on being an ACTOR, let alone a voice actor.
Zachary Rogers I agree... The one thing these type of actors tend to forget is; Your fans are ya boss. So if ya boss asks you to answer a certain question everyday upto a hundred times a day, ya got to answer that question every time its asked. If not, "QUIT"!!! If ya was to take away all the fans you have, who in turn buys what you're selling. They tend to forget, no fans, no sales. No sales means no income, no income means; "NO FUCKING JOB"!!!!!
Ghetto Monk T.V. Also there are plenty of voice actors that never took any acting classes or where in the acting field that are working. Comedians that never acted that are voices in video games!!!!
Ghetto Monk T.V. Doing standup comedy is still a form of acting though. You have to be on stage in front of dozens, hundreds, thousands of people. You have to learn how to project your voice, use your face and body to express what you're saying, and speak in a way that makes a story entertaining. You have to memorize lines and learn how to ad lib when you forget them.
I loved this. Vehemently agree on the "be an actor" mindset being an absolute must for aspiring VO talents. FAR too many are unaware that a cool or unique voice with no motivation or storytelling technique behind it, makes for a dull character. Although it can be a MASSIVE help to many, I respectfully disagree with the notion that enjoying being on stage is a necessity. This conflicts with the path taken by myself and a number of my colleagues. Though, I love studying/working with stage actors.
I know this is video is a bit old but I feel I need to comment on this. I get the main idea of what you're saying. And I agree that in order to be a successful voice actor, you need to be an actor first. I'm not going to argue with that. I just started to take acting lessons, and am interested in pursuing all forms of acting. However, there are some implications in this video that I feel could be off-putting to some people and could even cause people to give up on their dreams. You mention how you've been involved in acting (via theater) since you were 12. You talk about how you always wanted to be an actor, and how you've had years and years as a classically trained actor throughout middle school and high school. And also when talking about fans who come up to you for advice, you specifically gave an example of a fan who was still a child. Based on this, it can easily be assumed that you are implying that in order to be a successful voice actor (or in actor in general), you had to have trained in acting since you were a child, and be a full-on, classically-trained thespian. Well what people who are already adults, who perhaps just discovered their love for acting? Are you saying that it's too late for them? Is that the point you're getting at with this video? Because if that's the cause, then it's a shitty point to try to make. Not only that but it's elitist bullshit. Some people do not discover their passions in life until their in college, or in their 20s, or even 30s. Heck some people never had the chance to do theater as a child, either because their schools didn't offer it, their parents were restrictive, they didn't have the confidence at the time to try it, etc. Who the hell are you to tell these people to (or at least imply) give up their dreams, just because their lives didn't follow the perfect linear path where everything fell into place at exactly the right time? I'm hoping I'm making a false assumption. Because the fact that you don't even mention the idea of adults just starting out in acting, makes it seem like you're on of those snobs who believe that people should only pursue something if they started out in it as a child. If you included a part where you said that it's never too late to get into acting, I probably wouldn't be so off-put by this video. But you didn't do that. And now we have several people in the comment section who are now giving up on their dreams, because of your elitism. You have to understand that a lot of people looked up to you and your many roles in anime growing up. I was a huge fan of your work since you voiced Trunks in DBZ. And it is wrong to be super elitist when it comes to your field. If anything you should be encouraging people to join the field if they are interesting, not being a condescending asshole. Yes we understand that in order to be a voice actor, you must be an actor first. But don't try to push this false idea that people who didn't do acting as a child are "too late", because they are NOT. Oh and by the way, several your fellow voice actors at Funimation such as Christopher R. Sabat, Sean Schemmel, Justin Cook, and John Burgmeier were not classically trained thespian actors before they got into voice acting. So yeah, you might want to be more familiar with the backgrounds of other voice actors, because there are many different ways to break into the field. There I'm done ranting. I doubt you will read this comment, but on the off chance that you do, I hope it offers some food for thought. And most of all, I hope this comment will encourage people to not give up on their dreams of becoming an actor/voice actor.
Oh my gosh. I know you're probably not going to read this, but I'm gonna write this anyway. Ever since I was 13 I knew that I wanted to be an actress, be it on stage or behind a camera or behind a microphone, I didn't care; so when I got into high school, I took every drama class I could and immediately got into the theatre program. In total, I've been in about 7 plays (four of them being musicals). I absolutely loved being on stage, but the best part by far is hearing the crowd roar when I took my final bow... omg. okay. getting side tracked. I'm in college now, and my passion for acting has been put on the back burner because I need to focus on a logical career choice for the future.. It's been almost a year now since I've performed, and, to be honest, I was sort of losing interest in acting because it had been so long. I just want to thank you. This video has inspired me to focus on my passions again. Thank you Thank you Thank you!!
+TheLovelyMissLemon well life is important to focus on especially a sustainable future economically wise, but don't give up what you felt was your passion as a kind, alter it, if you want to focus on a more logical career go for it :) but keep voice acting, it really is fun meeting people around the world needing to finish a production with your voice. Keep your passions, and keep a safer future but try voice acting if you cant focus on physically acting :)
This video is both hilarious and full of great advice. Your story had some amazing timing. I too want to do everything in life, but I realized that I needed to pick one as an absolute major focus. Composing. Doesn't mean I can't dedicate my free time to passion #2, right? I love acting nearly as much. In fact, when I recorded my latest VO demos, my wife laughed at me for literally taking the form of each character (from saluting to hunching), then I showed her this :) Keep up the great work!
I still remember the day I got to meet Eric Vale. He was signing autographs at a Lone Star Comics back when I was in middle school. I have a bunch of Trunks memorabilia signed by him, and me and my friends got to spend several hours just talking with him. Oh, and Kyle Hebert randomly showed up too so I got some Gohan stuff signed. That was a great day. Good thing FUNimation is in Dallas, where I live.
wow, I never knew he was not to say bad at college, but to fail a class twice, and look at what he is now, a famous voice actor who I wish I could switch lives with, like I wish to be the voice of trunks or even sanji
Thank you Eric Vale, you have inspired me to really open up my mind about voice acting, and I now will join theater because I cosplay and I love becoming a character. Hope to see you some day in the future man ^_^
Thanks for this. I go to plenty of Cons and every panel I attend that is a Q&A with a VA someone always brings this question up. I think people are more interested in becoming a VA because they just want to be in the position that others are in rather then actually wanting to preform. An actor should want to act regardless of what form it is. My sister graduated from ATM with a B.A. in theater and now does acting in Houston. She works 8 hours a day and then rehearses all night. Thats passion.
I have found listening to old radio shows from the 1920-1950's helps a lot. When NBC and CBS were founded in 1926 and 1927 respectively. Radio programming became national and Americans from coast to coast heard the same shows. Really how these companies got started was through radio broadcasts. Some of the biggest stars of the era started on radio. So that backs up the whole notion of being an actor first. Original shows like Casablanca, The Shadow, Johnny Dollar, The Green Hornet, Gunsmoke, Dragnet, Dick Tracy. I love listening to these old radio shows. How they were able to get into character always fascinated me. A lot of this you really had to leave to your imagination. Which made voice acting all the more important in these roles. It really is a good place to start in getting a feel for voice acting. In some ways I feel voice acting is harder than acting. How you control your voice and are able to project that to an audience is not as easy as it sounds. However the better you get at it the more opportunities are going to open up for you. Not saying you're going to be the next Don LaFontaine or Seth MacFarlane lol. But maybe if you lucky or sell your soul. You might actually end up making a career out of it. However the reality of it is most voice actors don't make anywhere that much. The 15 year old that played the character in Frozen didn't even get $1,000 for her efforts. That was truly pathetic for a movie that grossed over a billion dollars. But then again we are talking Disney here so that shouldn't surprise anyone lol. While voice actors of today may not have the same pedigree as their golden age counterparts. A career in voice acting can still be quite rewarding. Providing your sacrificing enough souls at the altar haha. Anyways some good advice from Eric here and really puts things into perspective. :)
When Mark Hamill does the voice for the Joker, he still puts his whole body into the performance, even if it's mostly just his voice that is being shown. So, I understand why being an actor first can help with voice acting.
What you said about who actors are "they love everything about life" spoke to me more than anything else in this video haha I've always wanted to try my hand at acting because of that actually haha
You don't necessarily have to be an actor to get into the business. Mel Blanc was not a trained actor when he broke in. He was a guy that was blessed with a wide vocal range that allowed him to do an assortment of zany voices. Going to drama school wont help if you don't have the talent to make your voice convey different personalities, and sound different. I came to this video looking for suggested contacts for places looking for voice talent. That would have been more helpful.
This video summed up in short:
- Love the whole field of acting
- Stop asking how to be a voice actor and start being one.
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Blood sacrifice worked for me. Thanks Eric!
That's my favourite thing to do tho.
omg it's Lanipator 😂
Ha
I was just finished watching one of the TFS fan mail videos
Illuminati confirmed. 👌
+Lanipator Not certain about the points made but ,if anyone else wants to learn about how to get voice over jobs try Zamartar Speaking Cash Remedy (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some interesting things about it and my buddy got cool results with it.
PS--My father always told me "The harder you work, the luckier you get." And he's so very right.
Scooter! Oh wait I bet you don't know who "L8nitedave" is. Well an early version of an Internet "influencer", like really early, nevermind. I'm that Dallas photographer guy, oh wait. Well you remember "Dink"? Well I'm Katie and Kimmies dad. Great video, hey I need to do a little thing about arts and culture. We should talk.
"If you don't commit ONE HUNDRED PERCENT, then
YOU.
ARE.
GOING.
TO.
FAIL!
PERIOD."
There's some inspiration for ya....
It's called reality.
if u don't want to watch this video :
-you need to be an ACTOR
-you MUST love *everything* about acting
-don't fucking ask this man how he became a voice actor or how *to* become one
Stfu and take near off your profile pic 🤦🏽♂️
@@babysaturn16 near is great
I was howling laughing by "blood sacrifice". Great stuff, man.
so step 1 is to fail spanish class...that may be a problem since I'm Mexican XD
Careful, I failed French and got an offer to be a custodian... but man DO I LOVE everything about being a custodian!
hahaha
XD Good luck lol.
@@ryansmith3448 What is a custodian?
My job duties mostly involve sweeping the floors, taking out the trash, and cleaning toilets.
The reason why voice actors can voice act extremely well is due to the fact that they have had experience being an actor. Eric Vale is right because every famous voice actor I know of (Tara Strong, Chris Sabat, Mike Myers, Liam O'Brain) they have done acting before and are able to improvise and translate their voices into something people can imagine and recognize. People say I can imitate voices well and that I could be a good voice actor, but I just can't do acting. Mainly due to stage fright.
there is no stage when it comes to voice acting.
idk if that helps
You don’t have to be an on screen actor to voice act.... just know how to ACT, and do it well
Well being an ACTOR to become a VOICE ACTOR has pretty much killed it for me...
Really? You didn't think those two were at all intertwined? I mean, the job title of "voice actor" does have the word "actor" in it...
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***** I'm just saying. Acting is very relevant to the job description, and if you don't think it's important, well...I guess maybe you do want to be looking in a different field.
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I died laughing from the sacrifice part. "Worship the spider god!" LOL!
OMG i can't believe he's the voice of Yuki from Fruits basket their soo different XD
This is literally the voice of America. (HHAHAHAHHAHAH get it?!)
The Microwave I get it
*softly* And Canada.
Mya Pederson
Canada would be very happy u noticed him😊
@@_chibi_chan_ who's Canada
@@DrMoonRose XD poor Canada, he's too shy, no one can remember him. Wait, who was I talking about again?
jealous af. this dude got to play the voice of trunks of dbz the anime we all know and love off straight CHANCE!. ahhah
"Chance?" If you consider dedicating your life to something, working at it in spite of everyone telling you to quit for close to fifteen years, then having someone you worked with in theatre give you a phone number for an audition because she recalled your excellent work ethic, and then auditioning twice before booking a single role "chance"... then yes. It was all chance. Or you could say that my hard work paid off. :)
hope i didn't offend you man, ur awesome! just saying that it was crazy how you were sitting in a shop.
Vegeta saiyan Oh, no offense at all! Just driving the truth train!
+Eric Vale my main man
I wanna be a voice actor for a awhile now but there's no place acting theater near me or anywhere and of there is it's only for kids ive looked into it and the fact is that people were just lucky to somehow get the a number from this or that person then move to L.A. and boom your playing in a anime!
all I hear is America tbh
FireofGia lol same
SAVE YOUR TIME. GO STRAIGHT TO 3:15 . The answer is "Be an actor."
You're amazing! Pls dont do drugs. Pls dont do drugs. We've lost so many incredibly talented people because of drugs. Pls dont go that path.
hahaha..
"I have wanted to do this since I was 10." Well rest in peace in pieces me. That is another career path checked on my list.
No insult taken! Just trying to show how the whole concept of "random" can be extrapolated into "overnight success" when in fact a lot of work goes into the whole she-bang.
"I don't want to stay in shape.
but I....
.attempt it!"
That's absolutely what I'd say!
No matter how many times I fail, or get rejected for a role. Because as long as I love it, commit to it, and have a passion for it, I'm unstoppable.
and being comfortable enough to put myself out there, I panicked, and dropped the acting course and stopped showing up to the club
I was insecure, doubting myself after seeing how successful and comfortable other people were, and seeing how long acting had been a part of their lives. How much they knew while I was inexperienced and terrified of failing.
Failure is inevitable and you have to learn to accept the fact that you’ll fall flat on your face a couple times but if REALLY love what your doing then the fear of failure melts away because instead of worrying about whether you’ll fail or not, your too busy having a blast! This is so late but please don’t give up ❤️
Blood sacrafice. Serious voice. Love you Eric. cx
I recently completed 17 years in the US Navy; when my wife asked me what I wanted to do with my life now, without all the rigidity of military life, I told her I wanted to be an actor. Over the last couple of years, i've been in community theatre, and i've been on stage once, and work behind the scenes on three. When I walk out on stage, no matter what's happening- cue to cue, lighting checks, or performance, even just crossing the stage, it feels like home. Thanks again.
Helpful video. "Voice acting chose me". Love it.
The fact that Eric said to be an actor is so great, because although your skill is a big part of it, another huge factor of getting into voice acting is WHO YOU KNOW. If you never start acting in plays and such, nobody can refer to your talent, and you're not likely to ever get brought into a larger project. I'm going to join an acting class this month and am SO EXCITED to get started! Thx a lot, Eric! I used to act in plays a lot, but then the director had too many things going on to continue, so since then, I haven't been able to act (aside from my UA-cam channel). I understand this passion you speak of, and I hope to get into a more widespread voice acting and maybe meet ya one day.
BTW, the only DBZ stuff I have ever seen is the over 9000 clip and Resurrection: F. XD not a good way to start, is it?
To love the character you put your being in, to love the stories you make despite others saying its garbage with no real reason. To show friends and family your work and get there opinions. I do this every day, I am not going to lie when I draw a comic I don't just imagine what and how they do it, I act it out in my house, I literally go into my hallways, pretend I am that character, do the scene till I love it, draw it then do it again.
Is this what it takes? I did that ever sense I was 12, yet I never really had the chance to do theater in high school, and in collage I took the tech route to make games and art. I love pretending that I am someone else, I love moving my body the way they would. I am not lucky, cool, or even talented in much that I do. Yet I still do it. I think, no, I KNOW I can do it.
finally, i dont feel so weird now knowing someone else does the same thing to make comics
blahblahblahqwerty12 well it surly is fun, too bad I need to get better with my art skills. Oh well, Now off to try and become a voice actor, I have a weird voice for it anyways lol.
As much a knack you have for acting, you have for writing as well. Your speech at the end... it reminded me of two silly little oaths I swore to the sky I had since forgotten... I promised myself that before I died I would do everything and I swore I would never break a promise. Maybe that's why I love acting, that's why I love writing, I love drawing, I love designing video games. They're outlets to fuel my dreams, thank you for reminding me of my goals and thank you for the inspiration.
what sucks is when you really want to but you have crippling stage fright :(
why do u have stage fright just record and put your clips in sony vegas
+mad ho lmao ikr
+Valium haha
Then it's not for you...
It can be really hard to start when you have stage fright, which is why it's great to start out in theater with ensemble roles! I had horrible stage fright in middle school, but after 2-3 productions being in the ensemble I somehow was able to snag a lead role and felt just fine :)
I love the nervousness and being someone else even if it's for just a bit. It's great. Making people laugh and enjoying the emotions being shown is wonderful. Although now I'm in the us military as a photographer. I feel it'd be too late to go back to my dreams as a youth. Ahhh man. Well to all of you who are shy and scared don't worry. Just do it and it'll come more natural.
Chuck Hüber and I are teaching a VO class and there's a military/veteran discount -- here's some info! ua-cam.com/video/EYbtQ0xCMxc/v-deo.html
So what you're saying is, do the work, commit yourself, devote yourself wholly to the craft, and you have a chance of being successful at it? In other words, the same as any career where you love what you are doing and don't just view what you do as a job. Great advice.
Bayan1905 I find that kind of stupid. Because there is not tutorial other than some might take forever to learn or some will have a knack for it. I want to see more video on how to become and yet the same result is stupid. If anything my advice is to simply stay in a room for hours on end trying voices or practicing one you want to hone. I actually do a lot of that in my all the time free time. Might as well until someone bugs me to get a job or whenever I have to get one.
+DashingNative You can have all the voice talent in the world, but if you can't emote properly, the acting will fall flat and unsatisfactory. That's why ACTING is the keyword in voice acting. That's the entire point of the second half of this video.
Some of the best voice actors don't have to change their voice at all and they still put on an amazing performance.
CubicInsanity Lol. I'm an actor or well aspiring to be one. But I find that to be an essential part of any acting. I don't know. For me it was easy. The difference is actually getting noticed.
Acting is an art and just like drawing or painting, some people are naturally gifted and some have to work for it. I don't find acting to be all that difficult, but for some people, they struggle getting the emotions or movements down right. So just like some people who really want to draw but don't have the natural talent, they have to take classes and really practice and work at it.
Just because it's one way for you doesn't mean it's the same for everyone. =\ Eric's advice isn't necessarily *wrong*. And even the naturally gifted need lessons and instruction, y'know?
CubicInsanity Well practical things for me ain't hard. It's doing stuff that actually requires skill is what matters. Operating a space shuttle. Hacking. Acting though? Nahh. With what I do, may it be getting hurt or something. I say there's always something worse or harder. Which makes it easy.
This guy explains the passions of acting, quite clearly. When he says you need to love the sucky part of acting, you actually do. Everything about your life, you respond with a line, a witty comment, and action. Acting is acting, and reacting, not regurgitation. It's a portrayal of life, and while some people may find us dramatic (which we are), its really the funniest way to have an outlook on things. Im so glad God made me an actor, I mean HALLELUJAH! When you're voice acting, you can't just insert your funny voices into lines, you yourself have to become animated in every aspect, body, face, and most importantly vocals. You can't respond with..."well, I like acting...but uh...well I get nervous." Suck it up, my friend. You gotta love the sucky parts too~ And yes do everything! Directing is the most enjoyable to me, theres just something about sculpting a show.....If you think you're ugly? In the world of show business, believe it or not, you're desirable. Sing, or at least train your vocals! Dance, a lot, this will actually help your movement on stage. Do live shows, as well as film. Personally film is a bit more intimate, but isolated, whereas live shows are incredibly interactive, and your audience is always fresh! Don't forget writing, even if its not eloquent, if you're creative enough, you'll have some good ideas, that (who knows) could turn into something, my fourth try at writing actually turned into a show! And lastly, please don't expect to get rich and famous, its all for the passion, I thank God immensely that I even love performing in the first place. Trust =me when I say you'll just be happy making a proper living. Keep auditioning, keep going, and keep praying that the energy keeps coming! Performing is a privilege, youngsters.
God bless you all!
JoJo.
well... I watched this to get some info about how to become a voice actor or voice over... I get zero info... BUT better than that, you made me laugh and you gave me positive energy... Thanks man... you are FUN :D
Chuck Hüber and I are teaching a VO class -- here's some info! ua-cam.com/video/EYbtQ0xCMxc/v-deo.html
Hearing you got your start in Denton gave me butterflies. I work at a sandwich shop by the UNT campus and am told on a weekly basis I should pursue voice acting. I'm so excited right now. Thanks for your wise words, Mr. Vale!
If you don't listen to dubs, then why are you bothering listening to me? Also, I'm pretty sure in Japanese 'names' and 'words' are both considered 'words'. And one last thing, if you're stressed to the point of wanting to punch someone because they can't read subtitles and don't see the world the way that you do... get ready for a very, very rough life.
6:50 Wow. Congratulations, Eric... I LOVE YOU ♥️
How to become a voice actor by Shigaraki
Omg yea lol
Voice acting has got to be one of the best job to do because how fun it is and EVERYBODY knows growing up watching your fav cartoons live on forever
I'm not into my school plays because they're short budget and I dislike most of the actors. It's a very uptight school, catholic, all boys, and high on the scale of education. So as much as I want to be in a play, I can't stand to limit myself to bad Shakespeare with a bunch of people I hate.
But I still act. In my daily routine I always joke with friends and we have plenty of scenarios where we just dick around and act out a situation. I do regret the lack of play experience since my 7th grade year but when I was in a play with people who I could get along with, it was a blast. My friend and I stole the show, and I was only Augustus Gloop. I wore a fat suit and my male friend was the mom. Priceless at the time.
So my question is: Would that be enough? Acting on a daily basis but not to boring Shakespeare (I love Hamlet though).
Well it's not just random. That's something everyone should pay attention to. I was in theater (hard work) with someone who remembered me (building relationships/networking) and she sought me out to give me a phone number for an audition. I left a good impression on the director (crafting a reputation/being professional) and he called me back because of that. A lot goes into the "random grand opportunity."
nice.... so how did you actualy get into voice acting?
And how do I get into voice acting?
Chuck Hüber and I are teaching a VO class -- here's some info! ua-cam.com/video/EYbtQ0xCMxc/v-deo.html
Chuck Hüber and I are teaching a VO class -- here's some info! ua-cam.com/video/EYbtQ0xCMxc/v-deo.html
I'd just like to stop by and say that you were great as Phoenix Wright in the Ace Attorney anime. Good day.
That moment when you watch this video and hope to learn how to be a voice actor, and realizing that acting isn't your style...being an actor isn't something I can do because it means people are watching me, but I'll act and do a good job if people aren't watching me. That's the thing, which is why now I have no more hopes of being a voice actor. But I'll just appreciate them from a distance, it's ok by me. :)
Why are you scared? You only live once. I'm not an actor but I used to be shy and was afraid about what other people thought of me. My advice to you is TURN IT OFF!!! turn off that part of you that's scared of something and just do it if you fail keep going...what do you think people are going to hurt or kill you if you mess up or something? Secret is NO ONE CARES AT ALL WHAT YOU DO!!! I know that sounds mean but after I realized that I opened up to more people and became a better friend, husband, and son. Your just making your life harder by not trying to do what you love.
Thanks! :)
Thank you guys that was inspiring. I'm frickin autistic and I wanna be a voice actor haha! Seems ridiculous right? But I'm gonna try because I live to read and write and sing and just put myself in what I do creatively. Only thing holding me back was nervousness. I'm gonna chase this thing till I'm running on dry that's a promise!
Carlos Marulanda Daryl Hannah and Paddy Considine have done okay. If you have trouble with condescending discrimination in the US, try the UK. try everywhere. Email recordings, send auditions, Just have a go. Remember, there is no reason not to apply for acting and vo work even before you are good, because that opportunity will be gone anyway if you wait till you are better.
Thanks for the advice I sent a voice reel to an agency today after they requested it. I'm super excited wish me luck! Hopefully I'll get nerves of steel in a professional setting :3
I met this man at Fam:dom con 2013 for my birthday at his panel. He's funny as hell and knows what he is talking about. It was nice meeting you Mr. Vale!
Dude- your voice fits PERFECTLY with Tomura. Fucking love him and you 💙
Thank you so much for making this video. When I was little, my dream was to become an actor (actress, actor, what have you) and I'd often play made up characters with friends. As I got older (I am currently a senior in high school) I veered more towards voice acting and have finally opened up enough to commit myself fully to becoming an voice actor.
I started taking an acting course last year and joined the theater club but as soon as the reality hit me of being on stage,
Eric, right around the time you told people to ACT in order to VOICE ACT, I put myself on your side of the ring. No long semantics, it's just people seem to forget that in order to get any level of proficiency in a skill, they must put in the effort. It's heartening to see someone up top remind us of that simple fact. Here's to all guys and gals that did impressions and decided to make it a living. Cheers!
Eric, Ive just recently begun doing voice overs at Funimation and I want to say thank you for this video, from now on when I get the question im going to point them to this video.
Would you happen to have any advice on breaking into the business? I know I have the talent I just need an entry point.
It's really disheartening to hear that every anime voice actor has just had a friend in the business or they happened into the job by chance. What about the people who work really hard to be voice actors? I haven't heard a story yet where they got a voice coach, sent out demos, worked towards a goal and finally came to funimation.
If I can think of an awesome way to do it, I will.
Sounds like you just got lucky Eric. A lot of us don't have those lucky breaks. As for acting, I know plenty of voice actors who never acted on stage or in theater and their doing quite well. Isn't it also who you know in the business? How else are you getting jobs?
Kyle Jordan Thanks so much buddy for your input. I'm a union voice actor here in Seattle and have been for a year. I pay dues of $150 dollars per month to my local union. A lot of never had a single 'on stage' acting debut, and yet we're doing quite well in the industry. You do realize Kyle Jordan that it's all about connections and who you know in the industry right? There's even schools that help teach you voice acting techniques and skills, and upon completion will provide you with a contacts list to start. Good luck with your future and life there Kyle Jordan. Also I never stated that I knew anything of Acting if you actually took the 5 seconds to 'read' my post.
He said he didn't like having to stay in shape, I broke out laughing and in tears. I nearly died, being reminded of America and his "hamburger diet", as England would call it. XD
I'm already old and haven't started acting yet I'm 19 I should have done it in high school but I was shy lately I don't feel shy at all though and I'm confident and I want to get into acting I don't reallllly know how in going to go about it though I feel like I'm old everyone else started younnng
If you think 19 is old, you're officially still young.
haha well like most people start acting as like young teens
erm, you aren't old?
Guys, I think what she is saying is that a lot of people STARTED when they were young. It's okay, when I tried it for my dance team, I went through that.. All the girls were like "I've been dancing since I was 3." it was AWFUL! >.
Riio Bunni haha yeahh i wass thanks and thanks that makes me feel better lol :3
"So I could learn to use my body." .... HEY NOW!!!
I can learn to use YOUR body.
Wait wait wait. Tomura Shigaraki?! You play him right?!?
How the crap do you make your voice raspy like dat?!?
I prefer your other answer "Don't. Give up. Stop it" I really took that to heart.
To be honest, I want to be a animator along with a couple other things in acting. I always loved drawing panel comics as a kid and I have interest in voice acting, but mainly in making a series of my own or two. If I had a pitch, where should I go to do it.
You might want to look at this website called www.behindthevoiceactors.com and others will have projects from just about anything and you can send in auditions for characters provided in a project saying a line that they include with the character.
Thank you for the url, ill check it out sometime.
Kelsey Gibbs Your welcome. If you're ever interested my account name is dilanar
Awesome Eric! We can't wait to see you and crew in the Dub for Super. :)
Well...What if you're ugly and don't have the face and body to be an actor, but maybe the talent to be a voice actor? I feel a lot of people in voice acting are more comfortable. Is there any other way possible...
ActBeLive I believe Steve Bushemi is proof that looks don't mean anything in the world of acting.
Kyle Jordan tru dat...I feel bad agreeing
The most mindblowing thing you said (to me), is that you have to love the parts that suck too (when it comes to passion). This is trully amazing, never thought of it that way
I've been getting into modeling but I really want to do voice acting too. I'm scared to ask my parents for this amazing voice acting class at KD studios because they already paid a lot for my modeling classes... I know it sounds selfish, but I didn't really ask for those classes and I just really want to find a way to ask them to start acting. Anyone have tips on what I should do?
Always ask for help on reddit, they usually know what to do. UA-cam is where people just sh*t on your dreams. Usually.
Well for example, try to lay all of you're cards on the table, literally,
but do it on a high level so that, like you said.. so it doesn't sound and comes out selfish.
Step one1: Write everything down that you want to say,
basically write down how you feel from your heart, all you're emotions how you really feel, exploit yourself, then after a week or so take a look on what you have written so far, or 4th day mark, then, step2: pick out the important things and this can take a while but let it do so, you will make it perfect.
While you doing all of this, everything you have written down is how "you" really feel, from you're heart because that is how you can back it up,
everything that you say with will come out with confidence, and that will show in eyes and the sound of you're voice, because if you lie about what you have written you not only going to lie to you're parents but you are laying to you're self,
and that will show in how you present it later on, in eyes and voice etc.
if you have done this serious by heart, then that will show great results.
I hope this will help you, because the most important thing is how you as a person feels, do what you really like of doing and not be forced in to something that you don't like is not good at all it can and after a long while lead to deep depression.... and that is not good for the health at all, so yeah, i hope this helps you out,
and one more thing, memorize everything!! and remember to always keep eye contact when you speak and use hand signals while you talking, that will enforce things you say, if you like for example say "i feel a slight change and i'm depressed, so i hope you will listen to what i have to say.. pause... something lays buried deep in my heart" then you you take your hand to your heart. stuff like that.
Btw i copyright this.
Good luck.
you shouldn't be paying for modeling classes modeling is something that came natural. i recommend you just take acting classes
I know there's a model (forget her name) who voice acts, so it's possible to do both.
Laxikan123 hahahhahahaahaha
Went to his panel today at Anime Expo. It was amazing. Thank you Eric!
How do you find auditions? That would be nice to know.
Ashley Dufault Be an actor.........
A real answer unlike the one above is looking up auditions or hiring an acting agent from a respectable agency, and not some shady guy offering his card in the mall
***** Well this is what Eric said. I'm sorry but I'm following his words. So please blame his answer.
Ashley Dufault I voice act on a site called castingcall.club/ You can even get paid in some of them =3
+Ashley Dufault It honestly depends on what sort of voice auditions you're looking for, there are loads by googling or even youtubing " Voice actors needed" ect. There are also sites such as Voice actor Union, Behind the voice actor. (that is if you only looking for voice rolls, instead of physically acting.
Thank you, Eric. I found myself finishing your sentences. Its true, no matter what you choose in life make sure you love every single thing about it! And when you mentioned being on stage.... Man do I miss that rush! It is a passion.
I'm looking to become voice actor, I can do angry, psycho, normal and fear. I've always wanted to play as a psycho or a anti hero but I have no idea how to get notice and get other voice actors to give me a audition and see if I'm indeed good enough or need to work on it a little bit more I hope one day to become or surpass Crispin freeman, I'm very passionate about voice acting and is willing to do anything to become one. I've been watching anime and video games since I can't remember. I hope someone reaches out to me and gives me a shot, im from Australia
I JUST REALISED THIS WAS UPLOADED ON MY BIRTHDAY
This sucks considering I don't want to be an actress, only a voice actress. :/
OH Sacrifice my friend. You can do it
This actually made me cry; i miss my theater classes so much, and when he started talking about the stage and everything... dear lord... tears! I want to act so bad again!
my voice sucks and Im a kinda shy and feel awkward when I try to make new voices, especially infront of people.. how to overcome this problem?
when I see a person voice acting, I feel like they can sing.. I can't sing, is this a problem for the voice acting
sorry if my questions are so full of shit, but I really want to find an answer. I suck at voice acting but I want to succeed. What do?
The best thing to do, is fake it til you make it. Pretend you are at a point where you want/need to be, while also working on that. Work, work til you get it. Even a little to start with is good.
so you are telling me that every person (doesn't matter the voice) can do it if they want to and practice? :) Thanks man
Thank you! Thank you for the advice.
Dude, I use my body in the booth all the time. It's impossible to avoid it.
Shigaraki Tomura?
Thanks for all the tips and inspiration! I have been in 6 local plays since 2014, and I fully agree that one must love acting and its less-than-desirable aspects (e.g., long hours, busy nights and weekends, worrying about fellow castmates' delivery, performing with the flu on opening night [true story from this past January], etc.) to appreciate the craft and eventually master it. Nothing beats the audience's reactions and final applause.
did you just use the haft of this video to tell me what NOT to do? seriously?
Yes. I used haft. Seriously.
Oh here we go ! The classic "you made a mistake, and i got nothing else to pick on" comment...
Junes Surman Oh, c'mon! I'm just joshin' with ya. ;)
;)
Junes Surman You should be happy!
I just saw your video, and I wanted to say thank you, that was some of the best, most practical and simple advice on being an ACTOR, let alone a voice actor.
how can someone do trunks better than you when your the original voice, lol
I agree with this guy the movement of the face and body is quite connected with the voice. That is why singers show emotion on their faces.
Guys...?
I can already see that this video will be a dream crusher.
This is the douche guide of how to be a voice actor.
Zachary Rogers I agree... The one thing these type of actors tend to forget is; Your fans are ya boss. So if ya boss asks you to answer a certain question everyday upto a hundred times a day, ya got to answer that question every time its asked. If not, "QUIT"!!! If ya was to take away all the fans you have, who in turn buys what you're selling. They tend to forget, no fans, no sales. No sales means no income, no income means; "NO FUCKING JOB"!!!!!
Ghetto Monk T.V. Also there are plenty of voice actors that never took any acting classes or where in the acting field that are working. Comedians that never acted that are voices in video games!!!!
Ghetto Monk T.V. Doing standup comedy is still a form of acting though. You have to be on stage in front of dozens, hundreds, thousands of people. You have to learn how to project your voice, use your face and body to express what you're saying, and speak in a way that makes a story entertaining. You have to memorize lines and learn how to ad lib when you forget them.
I loved this. Vehemently agree on the "be an actor" mindset being an absolute must for aspiring VO talents. FAR too many are unaware that a cool or unique voice with no motivation or storytelling technique behind it, makes for a dull character.
Although it can be a MASSIVE help to many, I respectfully disagree with the notion that enjoying being on stage is a necessity. This conflicts with the path taken by myself and a number of my colleagues. Though, I love studying/working with stage actors.
I know this is video is a bit old but I feel I need to comment on this. I get the main idea of what you're saying. And I agree that in order to be a successful voice actor, you need to be an actor first. I'm not going to argue with that. I just started to take acting lessons, and am interested in pursuing all forms of acting. However, there are some implications in this video that I feel could be off-putting to some people and could even cause people to give up on their dreams.
You mention how you've been involved in acting (via theater) since you were 12. You talk about how you always wanted to be an actor, and how you've had years and years as a classically trained actor throughout middle school and high school. And also when talking about fans who come up to you for advice, you specifically gave an example of a fan who was still a child.
Based on this, it can easily be assumed that you are implying that in order to be a successful voice actor (or in actor in general), you had to have trained in acting since you were a child, and be a full-on, classically-trained thespian. Well what people who are already adults, who perhaps just discovered their love for acting? Are you saying that it's too late for them? Is that the point you're getting at with this video?
Because if that's the cause, then it's a shitty point to try to make. Not only that but it's elitist bullshit. Some people do not discover their passions in life until their in college, or in their 20s, or even 30s. Heck some people never had the chance to do theater as a child, either because their schools didn't offer it, their parents were restrictive, they didn't have the confidence at the time to try it, etc. Who the hell are you to tell these people to (or at least imply) give up their dreams, just because their lives didn't follow the perfect linear path where everything fell into place at exactly the right time?
I'm hoping I'm making a false assumption. Because the fact that you don't even mention the idea of adults just starting out in acting, makes it seem like you're on of those snobs who believe that people should only pursue something if they started out in it as a child. If you included a part where you said that it's never too late to get into acting, I probably wouldn't be so off-put by this video. But you didn't do that. And now we have several people in the comment section who are now giving up on their dreams, because of your elitism.
You have to understand that a lot of people looked up to you and your many roles in anime growing up. I was a huge fan of your work since you voiced Trunks in DBZ. And it is wrong to be super elitist when it comes to your field. If anything you should be encouraging people to join the field if they are interesting, not being a condescending asshole. Yes we understand that in order to be a voice actor, you must be an actor first. But don't try to push this false idea that people who didn't do acting as a child are "too late", because they are NOT.
Oh and by the way, several your fellow voice actors at Funimation such as Christopher R. Sabat, Sean Schemmel, Justin Cook, and John Burgmeier were not classically trained thespian actors before they got into voice acting. So yeah, you might want to be more familiar with the backgrounds of other voice actors, because there are many different ways to break into the field. There I'm done ranting. I doubt you will read this comment, but on the off chance that you do, I hope it offers some food for thought. And most of all, I hope this comment will encourage people to not give up on their dreams of becoming an actor/voice actor.
Oh my gosh. I know you're probably not going to read this, but I'm gonna write this anyway. Ever since I was 13 I knew that I wanted to be an actress, be it on stage or behind a camera or behind a microphone, I didn't care; so when I got into high school, I took every drama class I could and immediately got into the theatre program. In total, I've been in about 7 plays (four of them being musicals). I absolutely loved being on stage, but the best part by far is hearing the crowd roar when I took my final bow... omg. okay. getting side tracked. I'm in college now, and my passion for acting has been put on the back burner because I need to focus on a logical career choice for the future.. It's been almost a year now since I've performed, and, to be honest, I was sort of losing interest in acting because it had been so long. I just want to thank you. This video has inspired me to focus on my passions again. Thank you Thank you Thank you!!
+TheLovelyMissLemon well life is important to focus on especially a sustainable future economically wise, but don't give up what you felt was your passion as a kind, alter it, if you want to focus on a more logical career go for it :) but keep voice acting, it really is fun meeting people around the world needing to finish a production with your voice. Keep your passions, and keep a safer future but try voice acting if you cant focus on physically acting :)
This video is both hilarious and full of great advice. Your story had some amazing timing. I too want to do everything in life, but I realized that I needed to pick one as an absolute major focus. Composing.
Doesn't mean I can't dedicate my free time to passion #2, right? I love acting nearly as much. In fact, when I recorded my latest VO demos, my wife laughed at me for literally taking the form of each character (from saluting to hunching), then I showed her this :) Keep up the great work!
im watching this exactly 7 year later your my hero eric
I still remember the day I got to meet Eric Vale. He was signing autographs at a Lone Star Comics back when I was in middle school. I have a bunch of Trunks memorabilia signed by him, and me and my friends got to spend several hours just talking with him.
Oh, and Kyle Hebert randomly showed up too so I got some Gohan stuff signed. That was a great day. Good thing FUNimation is in Dallas, where I live.
Assumed this was going to be a low-tier meme. But it came up really inspirational.
It reminded me so much of what Mike Tyson said...
"Discipline is doing what you hate but do it like you love it."
wow, I never knew he was not to say bad at college, but to fail a class twice, and look at what he is now, a famous voice actor who I wish I could switch lives with, like I wish to be the voice of trunks or even sanji
Thank you Eric Vale, you have inspired me to really open up my mind about voice acting, and I now will join theater because I cosplay and I love becoming a character. Hope to see you some day in the future man ^_^
Chills. I got chills, man. Starving actor's life, here I come.
Thanks for this. I go to plenty of Cons and every panel I attend that is a Q&A with a VA someone always brings this question up. I think people are more interested in becoming a VA because they just want to be in the position that others are in rather then actually wanting to preform. An actor should want to act regardless of what form it is. My sister graduated from ATM with a B.A. in theater and now does acting in Houston. She works 8 hours a day and then rehearses all night. Thats passion.
Mr. vale I have always been of fan of yours and I am trying to follow in your footsteps . I think your sentiments are truly correct
5:50 This sort of experience is something I can never get enough of. Just reminding me of it further kindles my desire to do more acting.
I have found listening to old radio shows from the 1920-1950's helps a lot. When NBC and CBS were founded in 1926 and 1927 respectively. Radio programming became national and Americans from coast to coast heard the same shows. Really how these companies got started was through radio broadcasts. Some of the biggest stars of the era started on radio.
So that backs up the whole notion of being an actor first. Original shows like Casablanca, The Shadow, Johnny Dollar, The Green Hornet, Gunsmoke, Dragnet, Dick Tracy. I love listening to these old radio shows. How they were able to get into character always fascinated me. A lot of this you really had to leave to your imagination. Which made voice acting all the more important in these roles.
It really is a good place to start in getting a feel for voice acting. In some ways I feel voice acting is harder than acting. How you control your voice and are able to project that to an audience is not as easy as it sounds. However the better you get at it the more opportunities are going to open up for you. Not saying you're going to be the next Don LaFontaine or Seth MacFarlane lol.
But maybe if you lucky or sell your soul. You might actually end up making a career out of it. However the reality of it is most voice actors don't make anywhere that much. The 15 year old that played the character in Frozen didn't even get $1,000 for her efforts. That was truly pathetic for a movie that grossed over a billion dollars.
But then again we are talking Disney here so that shouldn't surprise anyone lol. While voice actors of today may not have the same pedigree as their golden age counterparts. A career in voice acting can still be quite rewarding. Providing your sacrificing enough souls at the altar haha. Anyways some good advice from Eric here and really puts things into perspective. :)
Thank you, Eric. I've been acting all my life and have asked myself this very question many times. So thanks for the hope! :D
From one Eric to another, thanks for the advice. Much appreciated.
Your work in Prison School is incredible.
When Mark Hamill does the voice for the Joker, he still puts his whole body into the performance, even if it's mostly just his voice that is being shown. So, I understand why being an actor first can help with voice acting.
What you said about who actors are "they love everything about life" spoke to me more than anything else in this video haha I've always wanted to try my hand at acting because of that actually haha
You don't necessarily have to be an actor to get into the business. Mel Blanc was not a trained actor when he broke in. He was a guy that was blessed with a wide vocal range that allowed him to do an assortment of zany voices. Going to drama school wont help if you don't have the talent to make your voice convey different personalities, and sound different. I came to this video looking for suggested contacts for places looking for voice talent. That would have been more helpful.