Brian McCracken

I am the thirteen year old girl from Arkansas in a Conestoga wagon; I am the Mexican sifting gold from a creek in the Sierras; I am the English cyclist shooting a cougar while hiding behind the spokes of his bicycle; I am the Mormon elder chiding the girls to be more proper; I am the young American promoting a shopping center; I am a Spanish priest in New Mexico; I am a lost dog named Angelo; I am the RAF pilot reporting on night flights in World War II; I am the Tennessee detective fighting red-necks in a bar; I am the cowboy and ranch foreman offering a beer to a stranger; I am the lad from Liverpool leering at lasses at the Dicken's Faire; I am the German farmer yelling and laughing from his window; I am the Norwegian lumberjack who fell into the sluice.

Narration: CSC Laboratories; Jinchun International (PaiGow); Lockheed (OSD Crisis Center),(Broad Agency Announcement); Nautilus Commercial Exercise Equipment; Apple Computer; Radius Inc., De Anza College (national promo video); Psycho-Linguistics (12 vol. video seminar); Text Book Narration (Cabrillo Unified School District); A.C.T. Video: Commencement Bay Marine Services, Manny Diaz (California State Assemblyman). Audiobooks: Angelo’s Journey by Leland Dirks The Price Of Beauty In Strawberry Land The Secret of Dreaming Around The World On A Bicycle. Films: "Deadlock"; "Drawn to Crime"; "Dreamaway, Inc."(EMMY-1988); "The Promised Land"; "Close Call-Back". Plays: "The Lion in Winter"(Phillip); "The Andersonville Trial"(Judge); Streetcar Named Desire"(Stanley); "Death of a Salesman"(Willie); College and Community Theatre - many and diverse plays. TV: Bon Stores; Derek Rayne, Ltd.; Pillar Point Whale-Watching Charters; De Anza College; Star Lodge Hospital. Other: Rennaissance Pleasure Faire: Barker & Entertainer Dicken's Christmas Crafts Faire: Barker & Entertainer Emcee - Pacific Coast Battle of the Bands Host: "That's Your Business"(Community Access TV) Interviewer/Public Affairs Host (Public Radio) News Anchor (Public Radio) My training dates back to Captain Kangaroo. His measured tones taught me the right nuance when announcing the arrival of Tom Terrific or the bewilderment engendered by a cascade of ping-pong balls through the agency of that nefarious Mr. Bunny Rabbit. Since then I have watched innumerable films, television shows, and youtube videos. I have also heard umpteen podcasts of Old Time Radio (The Shadow, The Whistler, The Lives Of Harry Lime). Recently I have taken voice-over classes with Elaine Clark, award winning actor, director, producer, certified teacher, playwright and the author of the quintessential voice-over book, There's Money Where Your Mouth Is, in addition to being the owner/founder of Voice One in San Francisco. I prefer to use professional studios where I get direction from a knowledgable engineer. There are three that I use in my area whose expertise I trust, one of whom is David Streit. I am an advertising copywriter and a scriptwriter. I also have experience as a technical writer for companies such as Lockheed, Silicon Graphics, Space Systems/Loral, Cemax, Apple Computer, VMware, Sun Microsystems and Raychem. Thus I speak and understand military, industrial, scientific, business and medical terms.