Produced By - Insight #8 - Joana Francisco: Unexpected Life Changing Moments That Can Happen Anytime
Episode Date: June 9, 2023Joana Francisco is a London-based artist focusing on various types of art, including film, music and theater. Being born in Portugal, Joana was interested in art from a very young age and represented ...her school in competitions as a performer and a singer. However, the educational curriculum didn't suit her which left her uncertain about her career path. On top of that, she had to deal with a range of obstacles, including racism, family separation and other teenage problems. Possibly thanks to these difficulties she discovered her new life trajectory and moved to London to study film. Still, she’s proud of where she comes from and shares details about growing up in Almada, a city the opposite of Lisbon. Joana has recently left her job in hospitality and received an unexpected opportunity that may have inspired her to focus on performing again. Listen to this episode to learn more about life in Portugal, find out what strange methods the performers use and get inspired by Joana’s positive mindset. Connect with Joana: https://linktr.ee/joanne_o_art https://www.instagram.com/joanne_0f_art/?hl=en https://soundcloud.com/joanne-of-art https://www.youtube.com/@joanneofart5550 Quotes: “It’s like everything. If you want something, you need to work for it.” “I started having all these questions and I started searching to find out how you do this.” “It was like somebody giving you an opportunity and I just took it and I went.” “I felt that getting that no was some kind of a reset in my life.” Connect with the podcaster: https://tomasloucky.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasloucky/ https://www.instagram.com/thisistommen/ Follow the podcast: 🌐 Website: https://produced-by-podcast.com 🔗 Links: https://linktr.ee/produced_by 💬 Contact: https://produced-by-podcast.com/contact 📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/produced_by_podcast 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT5LHnM6YCaeVzIr0WatOsw ✉️ Email: podcast.produced.by@gmail.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/produced-by/id1684669642 🎙️ About Produced By Podcast: Produced By brings you exciting stories of brave people who set out to build careers in competitive fields despite often challenging circumstances. Whether you are interested in creative industries, personal development or want to have some fun, enter the spotlight along with our guests and get inspired. Listen to people coming from all parts of the world, diverse fields of expertise and different levels of careers. So join us to follow their journeys, learn from life experience and embark on a great adventure. 🤩 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, please, leave a review on your podcast app, subscribe or share it with your friends. You can also send us a message and share any feedback, advice and tips for guests. 📭 Subscribe at https://produced-by-podcast.com/subscribe so that you don't miss out! #producedbypodcast #producedby #enterthespotlight Enjoy! Connect with Tomas:X: https://x.com/TomasLouckyStan: https://stan.store/TommenLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasloucky/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisistommen/Unproduced:Newsletter: https://unproduced.substack.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@unproducednotesSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033Ddo8ibDlLYoaP7FFLIWMore:Links: https://linktr.ee/produced_byNewsletter: https://producednewsletter.substack.com/The Podcast Club: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/25420030/Tools & gear that support the show:Metricool: https://f.mtr.cool/HRJBZKRiverside: https://riverside.sjv.io/vDnDodFavikon: https://www.favikon.com?fpr=tommenRa Optics: https://ra-optics.myshopify.com/discount/TOMMEN?rfsn=8803777.591d19JamX: https://jamx.ai/podcasters-offer?ref_id=e02d48af-ef66-4e76-b804-c2e8d282a8bfSome links are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. If you find them useful, using these links helps keep the podcast running. Thank you! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Ooh, I can tell you a story about what happened to me last month.
Yeah.
So I decided to quit my job.
I was working as a receptionist in this place that I'm not going to name it.
It's a fancy restaurant in Kensington, and I was just tired, set up of everything.
I decided to quit.
Still have to give notice, but I had a lot of days off.
On the next day, after 10 years of not hearing a word from this teacher, I woke up on Friday.
So this was Thursday when I took the decision on Friday I woke up.
I had a message from, like, my colleague being like, Joanna Schrader, teacher in the choir, like,
wrong, worst teacher.
She looks to talk with you all along.
Like, she has a, she has a casting content very immediately.
And then it was like, okay, cool.
I called her.
And I was like, hi, so how are you?
And she was just like, hey, Joanna, so I hired her you in London.
Like, I have a casting for you and game beer.
And I was like, well, I can be there.
Like, I just quit my John Mills today.
I gave me there.
I could be there.
I'm like, so it was coincidence.
Yeah, it wasn't, I don't know, I don't care, like, what it was, whatever.
I had this casting.
I didn't stay in the casting, though.
It's okay.
But it was the fact that after 10 years, sometimes your name is in rooms that you don't even dream.
You might plant scenes like back in the day.
And then out of nowhere, it's like somebody giving you an opportunity.
And I just took it.
I went.
I was in Portugal Sunday morning and then bring to dinner with my friends,
well that I haven't seen in like years.
No, the next day I went on the casting.
I walked in.
I see the poster of Shrek sign.
I see the poster of searching for Nemo.
I know it was going to be for like voicing something to dub something.
Oh, yeah.
She is Peppa Pig in Portugal.
And then back in the room.
Yeah.
And then back in the phone, I read like,
she took us on the class and I did a little voicing for like one of the characters of
Peppa Pepe.
It was like to be a teacher and la la la.
I didn't know if that was the reason why it stayed.
but I also sang and la la la I also did like other part
so maybe she reminded of me
and I was just like very honored that she thought about me
so I got into the booth into the studio
I look at the screen it was so cool
I got to see parts of the movie it was so cool
but the song was really hard the song is really hard
you were even a singing yeah yeah the song is real hard
different techniques of voice like I don't consider myself a good singer
I want myself to be a good singer but like there's different types of singers
I don't sing with my chest.
It's called belting.
It's a different technique.
Haley Bailey, she's a master at doing that.
So in the moment that I saw the song, then I tried, I knew that I didn't stay.
Like, I knew, because the song wasn't for me.
The good thing is that I felt that getting that no was kind of a reset in my life because it just put me into...
I was going to say that it's, you know, like a new motivation or spark the interest or some kind of sign that you should maybe...
be pursued that you should go for it and change your career.
It was insane.
It means something.
It's not like a little role.
You know, it cannot be coincidence.
I don't know.
I think you should go for it.
I feel like it really means because like in the end when she said, I didn't get purport.
First of all, I'm 27.
The voice that I had to do.
I can't even do it right now.
It's definitely not my speaking voice.
Yeah, say something with.
I really, no.
I'll be like, oh my God.
No.
I just do that.
It was so cool.
But then she said,
Hey, so you didn't get the casting.
And I was like, okay.
And then she said,
but there will be other opportunities.
So are you here in Portugal,
like in London?
And I was like, you know,
just call me.
I'll be there.
Portugal or in London.
And I don't.
Even though it didn't work out,
they can still call you again.
Yeah.
I please they know what I'm capable of.
And I feel like it was very chic, you know.
There's no shame.
And it's.
No, I've, after 10 years since 2013, but that was the last time I truly spoke with my teacher.
10 years.
And out of nowhere, I get this call for me.
It was insane, like just the whole experience of also being in the studio and just learning again how to do things, how to focus on things.
I literally, when I inside the booth, I looked at the screen and I started crying for like 10 seconds.
And I was like, okay, I need to get my shit together.
Nice, let's start
Because it was just like
What is this?
Unifiable, yeah
And it was also inside
As you said
That happened one day
After you quit your job
So like
What kind of coincidence is this
Yeah
After like I would
Should wait inside
I was just like yeah
I'm gonna quit my job
And on the next day
It was just me waking up
It was like 10 something
And I just took up
With the messages
From my friend
Being like hey
What so
And the thing is that like
You know what
I'm not really mad about
Not getting the part
My friends, they were just like, what?
Like, I just like, imagine what it would it be like
if I go back to Portugal again?
And my friend was like, you're surprised about that?
For me, it's you going back to Portugal to do the voice.
That's the craziest part.
I would honestly react the same way.
I was never.
My dream was always to voice 3D character.
Like an animated film or something.
Yeah.
So, who knows?
Who knows?
You know, like Shrek, like Nemo.
I don't know.
many other movies that I actually like
so I'm just, I want to
who knows?