Mary Kerr Producer/Director/Camera
In the early 90s Mary Kerr began her career in video production by shooting portions of "Barbary Coast Bebop", a documentary about the jazz scene in San Francisco after WWII. This was aired on local PBS. Over the years she has produced several shorts on a variety of subjects. In 1995 she completed The Beach, a documentary about the art scene during the 50s in San Francisco’s North Beach. Over these last few years Kerr has been researching and acquiring material for Swinging in the Shadows, about underground artists and poets in California during the Beat Era. Venice West and the LA Scene, the first hour of this two-part documentary was completed in 2006. Currently, she is working on the second hour, San Francisco’s Wild History Groove.
Elaine Trotter
Creative Director/Editor/Camera
Partner, InVision Productions
Elaine
is the online editor for Swinging in the Shadows and the earlier production, The Beach. Elaine’s technical knowledge and years of professional editing has been and continues to be an invaluable asset. A respected editor in the Bay Area, her experience is varied in all aspects of production and post-production. Trotter is the creative director for Swinging in the Shadows, using her outstanding ability to establish the “look” and “flow”--interweaving conversations/interviews with poetry, artwork, photographs and music in an artistic way.
Andy Neddermeyer