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Southampton Screenwriters Conference This Week

Sunday, July 26, 2009

As I mentioned last month I’ll be attending the Southampton Screenwriters Conference. The workshop I’ll be in has changed. I’ll now be attending Mastering Scene Writing with Peter Riegert. From the program sheet: “The main idea is that the screenplay is a living organ that must be constantly fed, i.e. rewriting and editing until opening [...]

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Script Reading and Analysis: Why?

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

I’ve been asked a many of times through email about what exactly I do as a script reader, and what the rewards for doing such work are. I’ve formulated my emails into a more comprehensive post for your reading enjoyment. Why do I read scripts? Script reading is great as a vehicle to help cultivate [...]

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Duncan Jones’ Moon

Thursday, June 18, 2009

This past weekend I went to the New York City opening of Duncan Jones‘ Moon downtown at my favorite theater, Sunshine Cinema. There are plenty of great reviews of the film and interviews with director Duncan Jones. The buzz around Moon is burning white hot, there’s plenty out there to sublimate your media desires. As [...]

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Stepping into ‘The War Zone’ Part 1

Monday, June 8, 2009

Every once in a while I will read a book that infects my mind long after I’ve finished it. The War Zone By Alexander Stuart, a narrative of a young boy coping with the emotional destruction of his world,  haunts and calls to me.  I find it hard to ignore. Despite the  storied 20 year [...]

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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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What’s Merrel Up To?

Friday, May 15, 2009

Oh no, here comes another life update! Since February, I’ve been doing production work on two hours of documentary television which will air next month on the National Geographic channel. I’m excited, as this will be my first on screen television credit. I’ll post more details about the program as the air date nears, it’s [...]

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Gods and Monsters

Thursday, April 23, 2009

I posted this to an online screenwriting group, I figured I’d share here as well. Gods and Monsters, Directed and Written by Bill Condon, adapted from the novel “The Father of Frankenstein” by Christopher Bram. Won Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay in 1998. I was working at an independent video shop at the time [...]

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United Filmmakers and Actors Meeting

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

I believe networking is a core component of success in any business. You can’t afford to be shy about who you or the work that you do. When I attended the IFP Script to Screen conference, I made it a point to seek out and interact with like-minded filmmakers. There, I met Michael Wolfe, a [...]

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Full Steam Ahead

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Apologies for the lack of updates the past two weeks. Things have been busy, but I finally broke free. So! What’s going on? Script Writing I recently finished a four month intensive screenplay workshop at the New York Film Academy. The endeavor proved fruitful. In February, I finished my the first draft of my still [...]

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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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