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Category Archives: New York

Southampton Screenwriting Conference 2009

Friday, June 5, 2009

Good News! I’ve officially been accepted with scholarship to the Southampton Screenwriting Conference 2009. I’ll be taking a drama I have in fourth revision to “Writing is Re-Writing” with Carol Dysinger. I’ve been working on it for six months and it’s solid, I hope to make it shine by September. I’ll post more about it [...]

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Here’s my Card

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Keeping in line with the aesthetic of my site, I made up some business cards. Like my splash page, I conjured up my graphic design prowess and hand drew the design. Purdy, eh? I tested the waters with them over at the IFP Script to Screen conference last week. They were a hit. So, what’s [...]

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IFP Script to Screen Conference

Thursday, March 5, 2009

This weekend March 7-8 IFP will be hosting a “Script to Screen” conference at the New York Film Academy Union Square campus. Aimed at connecting screenwriters and writer/directors to “decision makers of film, television and new media business” the two day conference opens with a Q&A with James Schamus CEO of Focus. I’ll be there [...]

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Alien Trespass, The X-Files and R.W. Goodwin

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Last night I attended a screening and Q&A at the New York Film Academy for R.W. Goodwin’s upcoming alien comedy Alien Trespass. It was a full house of NYFA students and others and the evening proved rich in film-making discussion. The evening began with a screening of a featurette followed by the full feature cut [...]

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Pain. Will You Return it? I’ll Say It Again. Pain!

Friday, October 10, 2008

Hello. I’m actually very good at keeping up on other blogs I maintain. It’s just this one I can’t seem to update. Oh and pardon the post title – StrangeLove has been running through my head all day. So what’s going on? Work: I’m in the thick of producing a web-tv show – it’s a [...]

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Ugh, I want to play some keys!

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Warning! Life Post: I put my MIDI controllers and my upright piano into storage before heading to New York and I’m hurting now. I’m in a temporary living situation and I wasn’t about to bring the whole calvary. And in true Merrel fashion, I’m scattered as usual! Entrenched in multiple creative endeavors, but now I [...]

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A typical week in New York?

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

It really has hit me. I’m working in Manhattan, I’m up to my eyeballs in the Olympics and other projects. A month out, and it feels like I’ve been here forever, and that’s a good thing. I wanted to share the sheer absurdity and tranquility that is New York through a series of (sometimes blurry) [...]

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Working in Manhattan on a Saturday Night

Saturday, August 16, 2008

On an impromptu trip into the city I’ve found myself working at the studio at 9:15 p.m. on a Saturday night.  The city is currently bustling with activity, great Broadway shows, stand-up comedy, and concerts. Maybe one day, I’ll go check them out. With the Olympics gig – I’ve already worked a painstaking 60 hour [...]

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Salvador Dalí: An exhibit at MoMA

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Like many, I’ve always been intrigued by Salvador Dalí’s work. Most people usually don’t think much past his iconic work The Persistence of Memory. His imagination was vast, sweeping all corners of the human psyche and beyond. So, what an opportunity this past Friday when I visited the Museum of Modern Art and see the [...]

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A Typical Day in New York

Thursday, August 7, 2008

I was going to write a long detailed post about my day, and how I walked 5 miles, biked 10 miles, worked in the city until 8:30, raced 20 blocks to catch a train at Penn Station, came home to find my car had a flat tire and just now finished eating dinner at a [...]

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