MERREL DAVIS

Perhaps you’ve gathered by now that I’m a bit scattered when it comes to my creative endeavors. At any given moment, I have countless meandering blips and segments floating and fluttering around in my mind. All waiting to be plucked and whacked into clarity. In that serendipitous moment, when I do catch an idea and bring it into focus, I feel I cannot let the idea die. I must do it justice.

Last week, I was walking in a park on Long Island at dusk, watching the planes take off from JFK. The sun gently reflected on the water, and as I turned to walk further down the path, a song came on my iPod. It was a song I’d heard many times before, I knew all the words. At that moment, for whatever reason, from the depths of my head emerged a three-pronged story rich with intrigue and introspection. The levees of my mind broke as fully fleshed characters, locations, dialog, conflicts, and even camera location began spilling over. Not wanting to lose the moment, I looped the song, and immediately jogged back to my place to begin writing everything out. I was astounded how clearly everything had unfolded from nowhere.

However, work at the studio this month is shaping up to be very busy, and there never seems to be enough time to do everything. But the balancing act is half the fun right?