Michael Merrill's Page

Name

Michael Merrill

Profession

Male

Company

N'Site Films

Location

Valencia Ca

Birthday

05/08/1965

Website

http://www.caughtinthegamemovie.com

Resume (Position, Network/Production Company, Year, Location, & Description) - you can cut and paste your resume here

Michael Merrill
Writer/Producer/Director

29219 Bernardo Way 773.412.9703
Valencia Ca 91354 mmerrill926@yahoo.com
www.nsitefilms.com

EMPLOYMENT

N’SITE FILMS January, 1994 - Present
President and Operating Manager
Michael Merrill is the CEO of N’Site Films. N’ Site Films is a full services film and video production company. N’Site Films has been producing TV spots, music videos and short films for the past ten years.

EXPERIENCE

PRODUCER
“Caught in the Game” feature film
“Want Some” short film
“Desire” short film
“Comatose” feature film
Segment of “America’s Most Wanted” television series
The Slick Boys music video “What’cha Gonna do”, SB Records
J.D. Walker’s music video “The Career Criminal”, Jammin Gee Records
Panther’s music video “I’ll Take Time”, Mion Records
Public Service Announcement for the Robert Taylor Housing Development Learning Center, Chicago Police Department

DIRECTOR
“Caught in the Game” feature film
• “Desire”, The soap opera
• “Comatose”, 95 minute feature film
• “Even Trade”, 112 minute feature film – entry to the 2004 Hollywood Black Film Festival and the 2004 Chicago Black Harvest Film Festival
• “Case of the Stolen Watch”, Directed 30 minute dramatic short film – entry to the Chicago International Film Festival for Greener Grass Productions








PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR
• ABT Electronics Commercial
• Mario Uomo Fashion Commercial
• MVP Midwest Volleyball Professionals Commercial
• Straight-Up Sodas Commercial
• “A Shot Away”, 30 minute drama
• “Balance”, television series
• “Midnight Thugz” music video, for artists Thugz Life for Taylor Records
• “You” music video, for artist Vince Watkins for SBI Records
• “Just Ballin” music video, for artists Do or Die for Rapp-A-Lott Records
• “Raising to the Top” trailer for N’Site Films
• “Twisted” 30 minute drama- entry to the Fort Worth Film Festival
• “On The Wrong Path” 15 minute film short

WRITER/AUTHOR
• “Ain’t It A Shame?” music video for artists The Slick Boys
• “What’cha Gonna Do?” music video for artists The Slick Boys
• “Just Ballin” music video for artists Do or Die
• “Rising to the Top” screenplay
• “Opposite Loves” screenplay
• “The Color of Love” screenplay
• “Flight 409” screenplay
• “Caught in the Game” screenplay
• “Even Trade” screenplay
• “Comatose” screenplay


EDUCATION
• Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois – Major: Communications
• Center for New Television, Chicago Illinois – Video Editing
• Hollywood Film Institute, San Francisco, California – Film Productions
• Fast Forward Institute, Los Angeles, California – Film Marketing

References and reels are available upon request

Active Projects

"Caught in the Game" completed feature film shopping for distrubution

Projects Currently In Development (Title, Film/Television, Status, Budget)

feature film scripts looking for investors,
"For my Friend", "Caught 2"

Favorites (Film, Director, Television, Actors, Musicians, etc.)

The Godfather.

Dreams & Goals

Writing and directing feature films for the next 35 years. A Ocsar would be great too.