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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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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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Finding History in Scripts

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Over at Regrifters.com, I have a new article up, The Thrifter Who Played God. Where I take the reader on a CSI journey to uncover just what kind of script I found at a yard sale in Los Angeles. Turns out, I found a winner! Regrifters isn’t an entertainment magazine, but rather a lifestyle mag. [...]

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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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WTF!? 10 Lessons I Learned about the Entertainment Industry in 2010

Sunday, December 26, 2010

2010 was a wild year of personal sacrifice and amazing professional growth. I’ve endeavored to live a life that seems glamorous to the arm-chair filmmakers. (It’s not.) I’ve emerge embattled the last year with the following thoughts and reflections on life in Los Angeles and the entertainment industry at large

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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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8-Bit Pimping: Scott Pilgrim Vs. Video Game Nostalgia

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World was unleashed last weekend. The $60 million, Edgar Wright directed video game romp is a strange foray into nostalgia, contemporary manga style fiction and stylistic filmmaking, so, when I went to see Pilgrim at the Arclight opening night, I had only an expectation: the film would be fun. Why then, [...]

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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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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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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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