Mary Scott is the
owner of Make*Believe TV and is currently an award-winning director and
producer of documentary, music, and commercial videos. She has been a Blue-Ribbon
Panel Judge for both the OSCAR and EMMY Awards. Her documentary Chief Wilma
P. Mankiller: Woman of Power aired on PBS / WNET-13 in New York City and
was nominated for an Emmy Award. She writes and produces commercials, music
video, and computer animations. Under her direction, Make*Believe TV (formerly
Otitis Media Productions) has completed instructional videos for such Long
Island companies as Tiffen Manufacturing, Seaman's Furniture & Heart
to Home Health Services, and promotional videos for the Village of Port
Jefferson, Harbor Child Care, and the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research.
Commercial clients include Riverhead Toyota, Energy West, the Long Island
Center for Business & Professional Women, A Touch of Class Plantscaping,
and ICON Science Fiction, Inc. She produced 26 episodes of Infinite
Possibilities, a TV magazine of science, science fiction & fantasy.
She has also produced many PSA's and experimental video art, winning awards
in the process. She edits and creates graphics for industrial and broadcast
video pieces. She has a masters degree in Health Services Administration,
served as a member of the Port Jefferson Board of Education, and is currently
a producer with "Hills On Stage" for her local school district. She
has written articles, a book on childbirth and parenting, and served as
the New York Co-ordinator for the International Childbirth Education Association.
She is an active member in several Women's Business organizations including
DECISION, and NAWBO, and serves as a director of the Suffolk Women's Business
Enterprise Coalition. She has also lectured at schools, universities and
film festivals on women's health and political issues and filmmaking. Current
works in progress include promotional videos for the National Association
of Mothers Centers and