Benita Ellena - Soft, cultured, African-American, lilting, accents

Soft, cultured, African-American, lilting, accents

• Benita Ellena is registered with Voice123 since Jul 08, 2009.
• Benita Ellena started his/her voice over career in 2008.
• Currently Benita Ellena is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Benita Ellena was last active on Voice123 14 days ago

Voice Description

I have a soft, whispery timbre that can be either child like or sexy. My voice is very expressive and well suited to refined innuendo and insinuation. There is an underlying come hither growl in my delivery that both challenges authority and personifies innocence.

My narrative presentation voice is crisp and authoritative. My dramatic characterizations range from intense and menacing to airy and lilting. My pitchwoman spiel is rapid fire and intriguing.

Whether you need to hear a wailing lost waif, babbling adolescent male, repressed intellectual female, carny barker, Lolita siren, take charge drill sargeant, shrill fishwife or the sounds of matronly solace, I can deliver.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Baby
• Child
• Teenage Girl
• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female
• Senior Female

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - North American
• English - Other
• French - Other

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Various Southern US regional dialects, African-American, urban, New England, suburbanite, English villager, small child, old crone, high society dame, professor or instructor, school girl.

My Voice Experience

I was on-air talent for the Georgia Radio Reading Service for the Blind (GARRS) (Atlanta, GA) for a year.

I was also a recording studio producer, monitor, proofer and reader for the American Printing House for the Blind (Louisville, KY) for several years. I was involved in the production of more than 320 audio books and magazines.

My Training

I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications/Mass Media Arts from Clark College. I was cast as a regular in a student radio drama. The various characters I played were usually virginal, naive, young women.

Workshops and Seminars include:

Pat Fraley - Coach
*Atlanta Melt Down - Ensemble cast voice over dialog

Tee Morris - Instructor
*Podcasting from Script to iTunes.

September Day Leach Carter - Instructor
*Beginning Voice Over Workshop September Day Leach Carter.

George Lowe, Jr. - Presenter
* Voice Acting

Bob Carter - Instructor:
*Commercial VO's & Making $$$ For Being You.
*Industrial Narration & Making $$$ by Telling Others What To Do
*Political VO & Making $$$ for Slingin' Mud in 2012

My Studio Equipment

Software: Pro Tools Essential, Audacity, MCAudio, Webpod Studio, Phone Patch via Skype only
Microphones: Blue Yeti, M-Audio Producer, Samson Q1U, Samson C01U
Computers: Custom Gateway tower, Gateway NV53 audio enhanced laptop, Dell Inspiron 1521 media enhanced laptop
Studio: 5'x 5' x 6' booth lined with strategically placed acoustic foam, Tri-fold desktop panels, 3' x .025' x 4', covered in acoustic foam, various portable acoustic blankets

Additional Skills

* Laughs of all intensities.
* Skilled at wry, sarcastic delivery.
* Certified Paralegal - comfortable with Latin phrases and legal terminology
* Class A CDL driver - familiar with trucking and transportation jargon
* Former resident of Paris - Comfortable with French language