montage

Montage is a monthly gathering of Christian film and TV editors focused on prayer, encouragement, perfecting our craft, and deepening our faith. It is led by the highly esteemed film editors and industry legends Nicole Baer and Stephen Erkel.

For as long as she can remember, Nicole Baer has been in love with movies. Growing up in Arizona, her most vivid childhood memories are watching "Star Wars", "E.T.", "Jaws" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark" on the big screen....and going to Disneyland. At age 8, her mom armed her with a 35mm camera, and her journey into visual storytelling began.  At 17, she packed her bags (and an 8mm film camera) for the USC Cinema School, where she was one of four women in her class to graduate from the Production Department.

Nicole has currently been editing in Hollywood for over 20 years.  Her credits include "Supernatural", "Timeless", "SWAT", "NCIS: Hawaii", "House of David" and the upcoming Amazon series "Joseph of Egypt". Although car chases are her favorite, she also loves editing anything heartfelt, encouraging and inspiring.
Personally, Nicole enjoys riding bikes at the beach, playing ragtime piano, watching movies in the theater....and taking people to Disneyland.

Steve came to LA to write and direct faith-based films, which he did for many years. He’s written and directed over 40 dramatic and documentary films, and has sold 5 feature screenplays, one of which was produced. He’s a member of the DGA.

When writing and directing work became harder to find he started editing, since he’d already edited many of the films he directed, so that experience base was there.

For the past 20 years, Steve has edited numerous television shows, and 4 features. He and his wife Kate live in Studio City. They attend Bel Air Church.