Biography

Starting off her career with the award-winning multimedia company, Jim Sant Andrea Productions, Carol got her first feature gig as an illustrator on the feature film, Touch and Go (1986). Now as a noted production designer, art director and illustrator, Carol has more than 25 films under her belt including 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), Life Without Dick (2002), Prefontaine (1997), Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves! (1997), Beaches (1988), Pretty Woman (1990), Heat (1986), Backdraft (1991), Mr. Saturday Night (1992), Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995).

She was nominated for a production design award of excellence by her peers for her work on the pilot for Seven Days (1998). On the heels of 911, Carol teamed up with Sony to design virtual environments for interactive training for the U.S. Army. Carol's talent & artistic vision clearly raise the bar in the world of corporate theatre with such clients as American Express, TWA, Nissan, Volvo and IBM. Her family is no stranger to show business, her husband Bob Baranick is a former Disney Imagineer and noted master planner and theme park designer.. Her brother, Ira David Wood III, is creative director of Theatre In The Park in Raleigh, North Carolina. Carol's niece & nephew, are both actors: Ira David Wood IV and Evan Rachel Wood.
- IMDb mini biography by: Carol Winstead Wood

Carol Wood brings years of 'on set' experience to her work as an illustrator. She can draw. She began illustrating at Universal studios planning and drawing boards and schematics for stunt sequences and 'second' unit for Universal's Television series; 'Hitchcock Presents'. Working in collaboration with various directors, Carol not only offered storyboarding skills but she was asked to direct the second unit (DGA) in collaboration with her directors in this series. Her knowledge of lensing and camera made her a strong collaborator with the directors she worked with as a storyboard artist. In addition to drawing, her boards reflect expertise in camera and lensing.
- IMDb mini biography by: Carol Wood

Honor Graduate, North Carolina State University, School of Design, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design. The Maine Photographic Workshop with Cinematographer, Owen Roizman. NYU Continuing Ed Summer Program in Cinematography. UCLA Architecture & Interior Design, Continuing Ed.

Sister of North Carolina Theater In The Park founder, Ira David Wood III.

Aunt of Ira David Wood IV.and Evan Rachel Wood.

In 2017, Carol teamed up with visual effects maestro, Greg Straz on his directorial debut, Megan. (Proof of Concept).