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Category Archives: Self Promotion

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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Interview – Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale

Thursday, May 12, 2011

It’s been a busy couple of months. I’m recently back from producing a docu-reality pilot, but before I left, I spent sometime over at video game publisher Atari to interview game producer Michael Fahrny about the upcoming video game Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale. Read the whole article over at Wizards.com. Hey, that’s exciting, the 12 [...]

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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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Screenwriter Karaoke goes to The Screenwriting Expo 2010

Sunday, September 26, 2010

I’m delighted to share with you all that Screenwriter Karaoke will be at the Screenwriting Expo 2010 at the Hilton LAX on October 9th as part of the networking festivities for one of the largest Screenwriting conference in the United States.

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New Article at The Story Department: “It’s Okay To Say No”

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Check out my new article “It’s Okay To Say No” that’s up over at screenwriting magazine The Story Department

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Visiting Tom Green’s House

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Back in May, I had the opportunity to meet with comedian Tom Green at his home / studio and talk about his web TV show  Tom Green’s House Tonight. The article, for a pro-audio/video industry mag, talks about the unique production considerations for running a broadcast style talk show on the web. (Article copy below [...]

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Screenwriting and Twitter

Monday, March 29, 2010

This weekend I was glad to be a part of the ongoing and ever-growing Script Chat as a guest for their professional reader panel. In the past year, I’ve watched this small twitter chat go from real life colleagues and friends, and then sky rocket into six degrees of Twitter. Twitter chats aren’t new, just [...]

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Work: CIA Confidential

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Last year, I spent a good portion of my time doing production work on CIA Confidential for National Geographic. I’ve since moved onto other documentary work for television and film in addition to my screenwriting and development duties elsewhere. Doc work experience was a great for me. In fact, every screenwriter should work on at [...]

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Featured Alumni: The Sheffield Institute for the Recording Arts

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Back in 2002 I was studying to be an audio engineer at The Sheffield Institute for the Recording Arts. I reasoned that since I fancied myself a musician, it was an important step to learn how to produce my own music. I further studied and later re-directed my focus on production and post-production for film. [...]

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