From Counter Terrorism to Voice Acting (NO REGRETS)
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
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How my career went from counter terrorism to voice acting. No. Really. It's true.
Hey everyone! I'm Joe Zieja, a voice actor in Los Angeles and an author of science fiction and fantasy novels. On this channel, you'll find tips and tricks on how to be a voice actor, how to write a novel, funny voice acting videos, anime voice acting, video game voice acting, and loads of other educational and entertainment content surrounding these two careers.
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Do you think Military anime fans shout the name of their moves before attacking
Just imagine that
“MEGA BULLET CANNON”
“WHAT TH-“
I believe they do yell "GRENADE!" when they throw grenades tbh
We do yell fire in the hole three times when doing demolition. Man, those were good times.
@@ScarleSimpMikaelOre Grenade would indeed be a move
"A-10 WARTHOG!"
the dad lore goes crazy
Always an inspiration, Joe; thanks for sharing your full story.
Not gonna lie, this has inspired me to try again someday with my own career path. Not necessarily in voice acting (although, I've been told by many of my online friends that I REALLY should try streaming or doing voices since I have the "voice" for it and the presence/personality to hold a crowd.. I jokingly say I take that as "oh, you're saying I have a face for radio, huh?"), but I've been a music composer and creative writer for as long as I can imagine. I grew up around books and video games as my only forms of entertainment as a kid and always yearned to tell my own tales backed by my own songs, or write my own songs backed by a heartwrenching program attached. Got myself published in various publications in high school and college and I also regularly write for a local high school band as their composer/arranger.
Every time I played a game like Final Fantasy 7 or Chrono Trigger or Earthbound or Skies of Arcadia, I would listen to the soundtrack and think, "this track is okay, but I would've done *this* and *that* to better draw out that feel"... or I would sit down, bored on a weekend, and mentally break down the storyline of an RPG I beat or book I read and think "well, the plot was okay, but this point was a little weak and the pacing there was a little sloppy and, had I written this, I would've done this to get better results".
I have a "day job"--I work overnights, hence the sarcastic quote marks--that, luckily and thankfully, I can make my own hours to and occasionally substitute teach. It pays the bills and does what it needs, but it doesn't feel... fulfilling. I didn't spend 25+ years of my life writing music as a hobby (and occasionally getting paid) or writing Fire Emblem fanfiction (Tellius and Ylisse, sorry) to hone my writing craft just for it to simply stay as a hobby. Hearing this story... it inspires me. It makes me re-consider my path. My goal will remain the same, buy a house that I can live in on my own, have a comfortable life... but now I can see that the route has other paths and other checkpoints, some of which I hadn't considered before.
Go for it, dude. Achieve your goals. You already have so much talent to share, it seems.
@@sevasentinel4146
Definitely! To be honest, the biggest reason why I never did before was because half of the time I would work on a fanfic or a story or a composition and, when I published a song/chapter, I'd send it to all my friends and be like, "Hey, I worked really hard on this, can I get any feedback?"
And a week later, it'd have two views, one of which being my own, and I'd get into my own head thinking "well, damn, if my own *friends* don't think I'm worth checking out, why tf would random strangers like my stuff?". Monty Oum was my original inspiration with Dead Fantasy (and later RWBY) being another self-taught content creator, but, idk, I just kinda let the world (particularly my ex at the time, who was very unsupportive of my ambitions) drag me down.
But, between some stuff that I've learned to accept IRL as well as this video, it just.. makes me want to get past my insecurities, get past trying to say "well, my compositions aren't as good as Bravely Default/Celeste/Hollow Knight's works", trying to get past all the hate reviews I used to get on FF.net... it's inspirational!
I've always known about your background in CT which is why despite knowing many names in the voice acting industry, I have always thought of you as the most inspiring voice actor. I'm in a similar situation where right now, I just recently graduated university and currently work for the government. While I've never thought about VA (since my voice sucks and sounds like an 8 year old for some reason xD) I have always wanted to pursue a creative career, but I currently cannot afford to abandon my full time job.
I don't comment often, but I really respect you as a VA, and whenever I learn that you voiced a certain character, it does bring a smile to my face. Knowing about your career path makes me happy that some of us do get to do what we want not just through talent, but also sheer hardwork.
I am glad fire emblem three houses brought me to know you and many english VAs (i never paid attention to any VA outside japanese VA before. Yeah, shame of me)
I always knew that Joe was an exceptional Human being but this just makes him even more amazing.
This video really spoke to me. Just getting started, no acting experience, and a COS resident for many years. Just found your channel but looking forward to binging through it. 👍🏼
Thanks Joe. I'm a cook but want to be a novelist and writer but so far it's mainly writing on my personal blog. Hopefully I get there someday
Interesting story man, thank you for sharing this with us 👌
Thank you for your service sir
Absolutely love this. When I first clicked on it I was surprised it was 7 minutes, and then halfway through I wished there was more to hear! Ive been wanting to look into voice acting, and I think this might be the push I needed! Love your work!
That's such an amazing story! Thank you for sharing this. It's really inspiring, especially as I am looking to get started in voice acting as well.
Congratulations man I appreciate your work
Thanks for sharing Joe!
Wow, Thank you for this story, recently I was finally able to enter animation after years of trying to achieve it and your story has motivated me even more, thank iu so much Joe!☁️✨
I've had a membership at Voices since December and have done maybe 10 auditions. I just don't have it in me to pursue it more, energetically or emotionally. I've had coaching and still don't like the thought of doing 80 auditions a day to maybe hear back from no one.
joe you truly do inspire me to give voice acting a shot after being in love with it for so long but at the same time i'm scared since i have no idea where to even start.. i know there are thing that i do need to improve on for sure. hopefully one day there might be an opportunity for me to be able to finally make this dream a reality, thank you again!
thank you for your service
Im joining the military soon and watching this video from you inspires me.
this is inspiring ngl
I came to this channel long ago from a dnd series called Shattered Crown and i love this guy so much
Btw i came for enjoyment and i found more here than that and now i got a free advice that can be bought with money and i got it totally free here
Thank you brother ❤️
I want more story time with Joe
This was beautiful.
I thought bro was about to talk about how he voiced ct side on csgo
you look like a mix of jim halpert and Alfredo linguini. its craaazy
I also succesfully made it out of a government job into another field (not into voice acting) 😁 I have no regrets.
Don't stay in a job you don't like - life's too short for that
Incredible.
What you even can't do Joe? 🤣
I don't regret following you
What was the Song you made in OC Remix Joe?
Fucking fly bois 😎
This was an amazing story and thank you for your service. But I have one burning question. Is that a Nintendo Switch game in the corner of the reflection. And if so is it a game you voiced in?
I always told i would have to move to cali and i have no desire too but if I start this do I have to move to cali too?
Do you know if there are any other sites like those up today? (Aspiring voice actor here)
4:53 - 6:14 😮😮
Nose to the grindstone, ehh Mr. Zieja? Inspiring!
But how's your health? You look a little wan, perhaps it's just the lighting?