BTS: Simpatica – Production
PRE | PRODUCTION | POST | ACTORS & CREW DAY 1 The day finally arrived, and we were ready to go with some minor last minute crew and gear chages. We...
Cinematography
BTS: Simpatica – Preproduction
PRE | PRODUCTION | POST | ACTORS & CREW Simpatica from Dean Merrill on Vimeo. Simpatica came about after I visited Grace Restaurant for the first time. I remember...
New Cinematographer Reel
Here my new reel from this past year's worth of work. MUSIC: The Black Keys ALBUM: El Camino TRACK: Gold On The Ceiling
Adam Fredericks Project
The other day I ran into Adam Fredericks at Blue, and he told me about a new project of his. He is now working on a new group that has...
MECA Shoot
Gary Robinov was asked by Maine College of Art to shot 30+ finished videos for their site. After getting the project, Gary approached me to shot for him, while he...
The Food Coma Show: Pilot Episode
After months of hard work by Ben Keller, we have the premiere episode of The Food Coma Show live! The premiere happened this past Sunday at The Space, where we...
TEDxDirigo: 2012 Intro Video
For this year's TEDxDirigo Intro Video I decided to try something more artistic and collaborative. Adam Burk suggested that I talk with Rachel Boggia who is a dance instructor at...
88 Caprice
After a year's time, Director Andrew Dolby and I finished our short film titled "88 Caprice". According to Andrew, 88 Caprice "explores the duo’s desire to explore efficiency in story...
FS700 Camera Tests
In preperation for TEDxDirigo's 2012 shoot, I visited Mark Hensley to test his Sony FS700. We shot a latitude and noise test. You can download the latitude test here. Noise...
Food Coma Show Pilot
A month or so ago Joe Ricchio and Zack Powell approached me to help them with their concept of the next evolution of Food Coma, now called "The Food Coma...