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Speaking at Women in Film and Video Baltimore & Mister Thirty Sixer’s Vintage Curios & Oddities

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Hey folks. This year has been full of transition. I’ve seen my fair share of film and TV production all over the country. From  pilots to commercials (I spent a day as a stand-in for Bruno Mars on a Khaki commercial, true story) to micro-documentaries, I’ve seen almost 30 states in the last 10 months! [...]

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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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Become a Better Screenwriter Through Post-Production

Monday, May 31, 2010

Unlike novels, a script has implications far beyond the imagination of the reader. It is the document blue-print for an ultimately collaborative endeavor. In order to be an effective screenwriter, you need to be hyper aware of the production process and post-production process. I say aware, since you don’t have to do those tasks, you [...]

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A Cautionary Tale: Screenwriting and Craigslist

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Every once in a while I’ll skim Craigslist for production work. In addition to writing, and editing, I work various production roles and places like Craigslist, Mandy and Production Hub provide good, quick turn around for 2 day weekend shoots and the like. But, this week I happened upon an interesting craigslist post for a [...]

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Southampton Screenwriters Conference: A Look Back

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

I’m back from a five day stint at the Southampton Screenwriters Conference, which was held at Stony Brook University, Southampton, Long Island. What a wonderful experience!  Back in May when I was accepted to the conference I had some very specific goals in mind. I was going to workshop my feature script Through the Broken [...]

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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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Production and Post-Production Resources

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

I’ve found it’s hard to keep track of all these sites out there that can be very helpful to anyone looking for Production/Post-Production services or Job Listings. I’ve decided to make a personal list of Production and Post-Production Resources. This is an ever growing list (on a static page on my blog.) If you’d like [...]

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