Dramatic Writing | Mark S. Meritt

The Lion’s Share selected for American Zoetrope staff review

April 1st, 1999

The Lion’s Share is selected for American Zoetrope staff review after its February 10, 1999, submission at screenplay.lather.com.
Read at potluck.com.
American Zoetrope

Tags: Adaptation, American Zoetrope, Arts, Citizen Arcane, Dramatic Writing, Film/Cinema/Video/Motion Pictures, Honors, Notable, Portfolio, Resume, Screenwriting, Writing
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Co-Creator, Composer; The Unexplainable Bonefish

March 17th, 1999

A proposed television series in which host Dr. Wiley Bonefish and a crew of puppet lab assistants would humorously help kids explore paranormal science using the scientific method.
Listen and read at potluck.com.

Tags: Arts, Children, Composing, Creator, Dramatic Writing, Humor, Music, Music Arranger/Producer, Portfolio, Science, Screenwriting, Television, The Unexplainable Bonefish, Writing
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Client, Susan Smith & Associates

December 3rd, 1996

Represented by Susan Smith & Associates, Beverly Hills, CA.

Tags: Agency Representation, Arts, Dramatic Writing, Entrepreneurship/Self-Employment, Film/Cinema/Video/Motion Pictures, Livelihood, Notable, Resume, Screenwriting, Susan Smith & Associates, Television, Writing
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Co-Author, treatment, Eye of the River Dolphin

August 30th, 1996

Assignment for New Millennium Pictures screenwriter search finalists.

Tags: Arts, Dramatic Writing, Eye of the River Dolphin, Film/Cinema/Video/Motion Pictures, Honors, New Millennium Pictures, Screenwriting, Writing
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Co-Screenwriter, Deadline

August 20th, 1996

A serial killer and a newspaper reporter enter a deadly relationship.
Represented by Susan Smith & Associates, Beverly Hills, CA, 1996-1998.

Read at potluck.com.

Tags: Agency Representation, Arts, Deadline, Dramatic Writing, Film/Cinema/Video/Motion Pictures, Notable, Portfolio, Resume, Screenwriting, Susan Smith & Associates, Writing
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Finalist, New Millennium Pictures screenwriter search

August 2nd, 1996

Tags: Arts, Dramatic Writing, Film/Cinema/Video/Motion Pictures, Honors, New Millennium Pictures, Notable, Resume, Screenwriting, Writing
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Co-Screenwriter, Stage Dad

May 3rd, 1996

A struggling actor finds new life directing his young daughter’s school play.

Tags: Arts, Children, Dramatic Writing, Film/Cinema/Video/Motion Pictures, Humor, Notable, Screenwriting, Stage Dad, Writing
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Co-Screenwriter; Citizen Arcane, a.k.a. The Lion’s Share

June 25th, 1995

Based on the true story of the man who plotted to assassinate Richard Nixon, written nearly a decade before the Sean Penn film on the same subject.
Represented by Susan Smith & Associates, Beverly Hills, CA, 1996-1998.

Read at potluck.com.

Tags: Adaptation, Agency Representation, Arts, Citizen Arcane, Dramatic Writing, Film/Cinema/Video/Motion Pictures, Notable, Portfolio, Resume, Screenwriting, Susan Smith & Associates, The Lion's Share, Writing
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Screenwriter, Independence Day

April 20th, 1995

A college graduate struggles in work and love (not the sci-fi blockbuster).

Tags: Arts, Dramatic Writing, Film/Cinema/Video/Motion Pictures, Independence Day, Screenwriting, Writing
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Composer, Co-Lyricist, Co-Librettist; The Right Circles

September 6th, 1994

Scheming Broadway writers make fun of avant garde theatre, but what goes around comes around.
Represented by the Farber Literary Agency, New York, NY, 1994-1996.

Listen and read at potluck.com.

Tags: Agency Representation, Arts, Composing, Dramatic Writing, Farber Literary Agency, Humor, Librettist, Lyricist, Music, Music Arranger/Producer, Musical Theatre, Notable, Playwriting, Portfolio, Resume, Songwriting, The Right Circles, Theatre, Writing
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Client, Farber Literary Agency

April 11th, 1994

Represented by the Farber Literary Agency, New York, NY.

Tags: Agency Representation, Arts, Composing, Dramatic Writing, Entrepreneurship/Self-Employment, Farber Literary Agency, Librettist, Livelihood, Lyricist, Music, Musical Theatre, Notable, Playwriting, Resume, Short Stories, Songwriting, Theatre, Writing
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Co-Screenwriter, Ishmael

December 13th, 1993

Adaptation of the book by Daniel Quinn.
Daniel Quinn
Ishmael

Tags: Adaptation, Arts, Daniel Quinn, Dramatic Writing, Film/Cinema/Video/Motion Pictures, Ishmael, Screenwriting, Systems, Writing
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Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Sound, Composer; Gratuitous Violence

May 10th, 1992

A spoof of Hollywood spy movies.
Created for Introduction to Filmmaking class, Department of Theatre Arts, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Premiere screening in the Willard Strait Theatre, Willard Strait Hall, May 10, 1992.
17 minutes, b/w, 16mm.

Watch and listen at potluck.com.
Cornell University
Department of Theatre, Film and Dance

Tags: Arts, CAS, Cinematography/Videography, College of Arts and Sciences, Composing, Cornell University, CU, Department of Theatre Film and Dance, Directing, Dramatic Writing, Film Editing, Film/Cinema/Video/Motion Pictures, Gratuitous Violence, Humor, Lyricist, Music, Music Arranger/Producer, Portfolio, Producing, Screenwriting, Songwriting, Sound Design, Undergraduate Studies, Writing
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Screenwriter, Bait and Switch

June 13th, 1991

A dysfunctional couple is made moreso when a television ratings company lures them into what is later revealed to be an Orwellian conspiracy.
Winner, Cornell Department of Theatre Arts Screenwriting Competition, June 1991.
Produced by the Film Program of the Department of Theatre Arts, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, during a Summer 1991 course in video production.
29 minutes, color, S-VHS.

Watch and read at potluck.com.
Cornell University
Department of Theatre, Film and Dance

Tags: Arts, Awards, Bait and Switch, CAS, College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell University Symphonic Band, Department of Theatre Arts Screenwriting Competition, Department of Theatre Film and Dance, Dramatic Writing, Film/Cinema/Video/Motion Pictures, Honors, Humor, Notable, Portfolio, Resume, Screenwriting, Undergraduate Studies, Writing
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Composer, Co-Lyricist, Co-Librettist, Orchestrator, Director, Musical Director; Cupid’s Arrow

May 27th, 1988

A hip immortal helps college students find love.
Produced by the Masque and Mime Society, Roy C. Ketcham High School, Wappingers Falls, NY.

Watch, listen and read at potluck.com.
Masque and Mime Society
Roy C. Ketcham High School

Tags: Arts, Composing, Cupid's Arrow, Directing, Dramatic Writing, High School, Humor, Librettist, Lyricist, M&M, Masque and Mime Society, Music, Music Arranger/Producer, Musical Directing, Musical Theatre, Notable, Playwriting, Portfolio, RCK, Resume, Roy C. Ketcham High School, Songwriting, Theatre, Writing
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Co-Screenwriter, Airplane III: The Cosmic Enigma

August 31st, 1986

Sequel to the popular parody films.

Tags: Adaptation, Airplane III: The Cosmic Enigma, Arts, Dramatic Writing, Film/Cinema/Video/Motion Pictures, Humor, Screenwriting, Writing
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Mark S. Meritt

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The Lion’s Share selected for American Zoetrope staff review

Co-Creator, Composer; The Unexplainable Bonefish

Client, Susan Smith & Associates

Co-Author, treatment, Eye of the River Dolphin

Co-Screenwriter, Deadline

Finalist, New Millennium Pictures screenwriter search

Co-Screenwriter, Stage Dad

Co-Screenwriter; Citizen Arcane, a.k.a. The Lion’s Share

Screenwriter, Independence Day

Composer, Co-Lyricist, Co-Librettist; The Right Circles

Client, Farber Literary Agency

Co-Screenwriter, Ishmael

Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Sound, Composer; Gratuitous Violence

Screenwriter, Bait and Switch

Composer, Co-Lyricist, Co-Librettist, Orchestrator, Director, Musical Director; Cupid’s Arrow

Co-Screenwriter, Airplane III: The Cosmic Enigma

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