carol eason

Dialects/accents...Southern, Texas, Midwestern, several British accents, Scot, Irish, Russian, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Navajo, American Indian in general, black, Swedish, Mideastern, India, New Yorkese, etc. Character voices...name it. Impersonations...Sean Connery, Jimmy Stewart, John Wayne, Marlon Brando (and the Godfather), Humphrey Bogart, Gabby Hayes, Walter Cronkite, Johnny Cash, Elvis, Bill Cosby, Ray Charles, Roy Orbison. And if a client may want an impression I don't do, I can usually work into it.

COMMERCIALS Literally tens of thousands. In my almost 50 years in the business (the last 30 were free-lance), I’ve done every style of voice-over and on-camera presentation for local, regional and national clients. Hard-sell automotive spots to soft-sell hospital spots and everything in between...character voices, impressions and dialects of every sort. A huge range of on-camera work...from straight spokesman to Bogart to Brando. Even Noah. Yep, that Noah, the Arkful Codger. I have recorded several audiobooks for different authors. TEACHING Acting. The process is a system which I have refined based on creating the literal energy of emotions as opposed to using, for instance, sense memory. Then, using the same basic process, creating the energy and vision of the actor’s character. The actor literally becomes the vessel for the character. VOICE OVERS. This subject includes enunciation, expression of the central and minor ideas of a script, pronunciation, rhythms, range of delivery and such. All the following included training and education in each category... BROADCAST · Radio-----disc jockey, production manager, program director, news, writer, technical engineer, promotion, and production. Eleven stations of various formats. · Television---prime-time announcer/audio engineer, weatherman, weekend news anchor, art/design, host of various live and taped programs, such as “Dialing for Dollars.” Two network stations—CBS and ABC. ACTING. Some 30 or so plays. And a number or movies, on camera work, live programs for TV, several interactive training films and interactive video games. ADVERTISING · The Production Co.---co-owner, creative director, producer/director, writer, talent, artist · Unimarq---producer/director, writer, talent · Ward-Hicks---producer/director, writer, talent · Competitive Edge-radio-division head, producer/director, writer, talent · Toppino/Golden---producer/director, writer, talent, art/design · Unicomm---creative director, producer/director, writer, talent, artist, art director TRAINING · Giovanna D’Onofrio---Voice · Katy Gill---Singing/Vocal Range · Lee Coppick---Acting, Characterization, Stage Make-Up · Charles Jeffries---Stage Technique, Acting, Characterization · John Wagner (Grammy-nominated producer)---Audio Engineering & Recording, Production, Micing Technique At age 19, I became a newspaper reporter/feature writer/illustrator. Worked for two different publications. Dozens of awards—various local/regional/national ad awards for talent/writing, acting awards and such. I don't have my own facility, but I have access to two studios...John Wagner Recording Studios (ISDN) and Mountain Road Recording Studios. Both are digital and professional. And have all services available. Additional Skills In the process of recording a CD of original and cover songs entitled "Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. TEACHING Acting. The process is a system which I have refined based on creating the literal energy of emotions as opposed to using, for instance, sense memory. Then, using the same basic process, creating the energy and vision of the actor’s character. The actor literally becomes the vessel for the character. Voiceovers. This subject includes enunciation, expression of the central and minor ideas of a script, pronunciation, rhythms, range of delivery and such. THEATRE · About 30 or so shows including… · “Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America”---Indian Chief, Benjamin Franklin, King Ferdinand, George Washington and others. · “Western Theatre/Old West Comedy & Stunt Show”--Several Roles/Co-Writer/Co-Director/Stunts In the process of recording a CD of original and cover songs entitled "Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. SPECIAL SKILLS Martial Arts, fast-draw, riding (horse-back and motorcycle, artwork (commercial, fine art, calligraphy and cartooning), sports, writing, weight training, recording artist, singing (four octaves, count’em four), dialects, character voices, voice/acting coach, character acting, impressions, improvisation, comedy, songwriting, stunts, design, stage stunt-work coach and choreographer, directing.· Hired by the Smothers Brothers to write for a summer replacement show for the “Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,” 1969. They hired me...then CBS fired them. What does that tell you? Co-writer/producer/director, stuntman, actor—Western Theatre/Old West Comedy & Stunt Show (Semi-Improvisational). Kind of like the Universal Studios Western Stunt Show meets the Marx Brothers. No, no, not Karl. Groucho. Socialism is easy...comedy is hard.