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When I Voice-Acted on YouTube...
So in today's world of social media, I think we can all agree that online video platforms have caught our eye from time to time with the cliche cat video as well as everyday people like us falling on their butts from their risky shenanigans. Well... it seemed the heavily populated platform known as YouTube caught my attention during my days as an introverted high school student who wanted to share something he thoroughly enjoyed! Now, I have many interests that I am passionate about ranging from art, music, dancing, & even writing (which is what has brought me to THIS platform), but one of the interests out of the bunch that gave me most clarity was acting... even though I had the absolute WORST stage fright of any single person in my hometown. This was a bummer... HOW would I be able to share something I love to do without fainting or having a panic attack (which I dealt with frequently)? To me it seemed I found a loophole one day while having a lazy moment with a good friend of mine as we played video games. Now the game we were playing is very well known—*cough* C.O.D. *cough*—so you, the reader, may know a certain mode involving the undead that lies within the game. Hours of playtime and I picked up many of the sound effects, even recognizing them to the point of actually imitating most of them... imitating them to the point where my friend was... uh... pretty annoyed. Haha I enjoyed it though... It gave me a chance to escape some of the insecurity I felt about myself to "be something different." I think that is when I officially got the bug for voice-acting!Now what? How would I start creating online as a voice-actor when I had primarily been a dancer at the time? Well, I knew for sure I had to get the essentials, which were a microphone & computer. The rest I knew I could research and adapt to. Now as a full-time high school student, allowance was my only dependable form of income. I shared the idea of using my voice online with my mother who, of course, was supportive enough to help me get a netbook & inexpensive headset from a small but well-known retail store so I could get started. I did a good amount of research, searching for tools that would be at my disposal as an amateur "voice-actor." I eventually came upon the program known as Audacity. I really couldn't believe it... a FREE sound editing program up for grabs to whomever may need it for whatever work that needed to be done (NOT SPONSORED). You would not believe how late I stayed up the very same night of installing it, learning how to trim sound, clean up noise, modify my voice, just thoroughly learning what I could to up my game. After days of practicing editing, I was ready to begin... and I was stumped again because I needed one last essential... a NICHE! What was I going to act as? Should I narrate things as well? I hadn't even thought of a username yet! Ironically enough, that aspect of my journey came from one of my favorite video game series of all time... Resident Evil. Horror! That would be great! Not only can I be suspenseful for the fun, but I can grow a definite audience since horror & scary media provoked a certain feeling in their viewers. An adrenaline rush? I know that's why I always went back to scary movies, it was such a thrill! Looking for horror stories across all platforms I could find was actually the best thing I could've done as it led me to what most of the online world know as "CreepyPasta." Short online horror stories, eh? I can do that! With endless content from such a large community, I narrated and acted out my first reading of "The Clown Statue."
By Jake Vargas7 years ago in Journal
Advantages of Working in the Medical Field
It can be tough finding a career path that is able to reward you as much as your services reward others. While the amount of education that is required for such professions may turn some people off from these opportunities, the advantages make them totally worth it. One area that serves as a great example is the medical field.
By Carlos Fox7 years ago in Journal
Character Traits
All my life I’ve been an entrepreneur and a go getter. I make it happen. I had one thing that I never thought I’d complete. I’ve always told people I’m writing a book. Year after year, I told people that but never had a title or a beginning or an ending. Not long ago, I did publish an autobiography called Emotional Hustler. I had been holding onto this book for over 20 years.
By Laura Thomas7 years ago in Journal
Why I Chose a Creative Path
Damn. Where do I start? At what point should I start? I just want to say first of all that pursuing a creative career is so damn hard, hella hard. WTF, why is it so hard, hard? Everyone and their moms appreciate art, a well written article and good design, but damn, why is it so tough for artists, creatives, writers, and designers to make a good steady living? I just feel like it’s a never ending battle, until... of course, you meet that one person that will give you a shot. See your potential, see the possibilities of growth if they decide to give you that shot.
By Erica Pascual7 years ago in Journal
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, or so they say. However, what they don't teach you in school is how many mistakes you are bound to make when you enter into the real world. They prepare you for the next class, then the next, with little to no knowledge on what comes after you finish school. To be completely honest, not everyone is even cut out for continuing their education. Some of us launch straight into a job field after we graduate high school, ultimately skipping a post secondary education. Though some of the students in question achieve their own goals just as well as the next person, most jobs with favorable benefits and pay require a college degree.
By Lillian Rose7 years ago in Journal
Resume Format
Usually, an employer has only about 45 seconds to take a look at your resume. This is always the case, especially if there are hundreds of applicants vying for a single opening position. A resume is simply a compressed format of your profile, therefore, it includes everything compact about your skills. There are different kinds of resumes based on the format and style of writing and presenting your personal details. One of them is the chronological resume professional writer type which basically involves presenting your information in a time-divided manner. Let me give you the usual style of writing this CV structure.
By Arlene Kaddy7 years ago in Journal
