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LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival 2011: Day 3

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Wow! The non-stop gravy train that is the LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival continued yesterday with some great food, conversation, and networking. I spend lots of time at various conventions, festivals, and of course host Screenwriter Karaoke, so it’s always rewarding when  an event is well orchestrated. (Translation: thanks for having your shit together LA [...]

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LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival 2011: Day 1

Friday, April 8, 2011

It’s exciting to be a sponsor of the LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival, the vibe here in downtown Los Angeles is awesome. Over the next couple of days, me (@UncompletedWork) and Xandy (@CoverMyScript) will be tweeting and blogging talking about our experiences and all that fun jazz. Here is the lovely entrance way of the [...]

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Branding Stories

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Last week, I was interviewed by The-Greenlight.com on the importance of branding. Today it came out so take a peek! I touch on the subjects of web presence, putting your best foot forward and taking ownership of what is quintessentially you. It’s tough as ever to reach the dream. The talent pool grows and grows [...]

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What’s Merrel up to April 2011

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

But, I’m just a dude who loves his craft(s), and has his hand in 15 little fires at any given moment. I’m out to learn from the world. What does it take to keep my engine running? I’m excited to share some of the things I’ve been working on, will be working on, and where you can see me in LA this month:

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At San Diego Comic-Con

Friday, July 23, 2010

Hey folks, a quickie, I’ll be here in San Diego all weekend at Comic-Con. Don’t be a stranger.

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Write On Online Interview

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Over the weekend at The Great American Pitchfest I hosted Screenwriter Karaoke. Debra Eckerling of Write On! Online of wrangled me for a couple of moments during the Screenwriter Karaoke set-up and posted this video. http://writeononline.com/2010/06/28/speaking-with-merrel-davis-creator-screenwriter-karaoke/

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Screenwriter Karaoke: 1 Year Anniversary

Saturday, June 19, 2010

June is a very exciting month! Screenwriter Karaoke marks its birthday with a bang at The Great American PitchFest. Screenwriter Karaoke is proudly sponsored by  CoverMyScript.com, Final Draft, Inc, Script Magazine, The Writers Store, L.A. Sings Karaoke, Sardo’s Bar, Coffey Sound, and our friends at #ScriptChat. More details here.

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Gaining Traction With Your Short Film

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Leah Meyerhoff’s film Twitch won the grand jury prize at Slamdance in  2007. Twitch went on to show at over 100 festivals and received many awards and was her first foray into the film festival circuit. Leah has been gracious enough to share a bit of her insight on her short filmmaking and how it [...]

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