On this week's episode, I have TikTok star Merrick Hanna. Tune in as we talk about the variety of content he enjoys producing as well as his creative process. We also dive into a little bit about his overall inspirations and creative goals for the future.Show NotesMerrick Hanna on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@merrickhannaMerrick Hanna on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UC39he8ro-KtBHkq0NXOFyQw Merrick Hanna on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/merrickhanna/Michael's Online Screenwriting Course - https://michaeljamin.com/courseFree Screenwriting Lesson - https://michaeljamin.com/freeJoin My Newsletter - https://michaeljamin.com/newsletterAutogenerated TranscriptMerrick Hanna:I'm looking for popular TikTok routines, popular trends, something I can turn into my own because that's how I come up with ideas. I find something like a popular dance, a popular song. It could be even a hashtag or just a popular meme online. And I think, how can I take this and then make it into something original? And that is on brand for me.Michael Jamin:You're listening to, what the Hell is Michael Jamin talking about? I'll tell you what I'm talking about. I'm talking about creativity. I'm talking about writing, and I'm talking about reinventing yourself through the arts. Hey everyone, it's Michael Jamin and I'm back with another episode. I've been doing some rebranding, guys. So the first couple of, I'm over a hundred episodes. So I've been doing this podcast for over two years. It's been called Screenwriters, need to Hear This. And mostly I've been talking to TV writers and to actors and directors that I've worked with, but then I've been railing against it for everybody. Guys, put your creative work out there. Just be creative, see where the energy goes, because it'll lead you somewhere. And so I'm rebranding the podcast right now. I think I'm just going to call it the Michael Jamin Show, where we just talk about what Michael Jamin is thinking of today, but whatever.Who gives a crap what the name is called? The point is, I was at a movie premiere, I'm name dropping here. I was at a premiere a couple of, maybe a month or two ago, I don't know, maybe more than that. And this kid comes up to me, he says, Hey, I follow you on TikTok. I go, oh, do you? And I go, that's nice. What do you do? He's like, yeah, I'm on TikTok too. And I check him out. This kid, this kid's got like 32 million followers, 32 and a half, 32 and a half million followers. This guy gets more, his reach is bigger than all the networks combined, so his name is Merrick Hannah, maybe you know of him. If you don't know of him, you're going to learn about him now. Merrick, thank you so much for being on my show. I'm so honored that you're doing this. Welcome. Thank youMerrick Hanna:So much for having me. This is very exciting.Michael Jamin:It's exciting for me. And when I say kid guys, he's 18. He's 18. Merrick, I want to know, you're going to tell me all about this because I don't know what it's like to be you, to be like, I dunno, if you call yourself an influencer or a content creator, what do you call yourself?Merrick Hanna:Content creator mostly. I don't really influence people. I just make fun videos for the internet. So mostly content creator.Michael Jamin:And you're young. He's 18. Now I'm going to ask you, by the way, Merrick, don't use words that I don't know. Don't say bay. Don't say lit. You're going to have to talk to me like say fresh, say words from the eighties that I mightMerrick Hanna:Understand. Got it. No cap.Michael Jamin:Yeah, really fresh now. So tell me, okay, how long have you been making? So the videos in case people don't know. So mostly dance videos. He's a really good dancer, but sometimes just cute little sketches, stuff like that. So it's not limited to that, but they're short and they're fun. And Merrick, I think you just bring joy to people. Is that what you do?Merrick Hanna:That's my goal on social media is to just make fun videos that people enjo