My adaptation of "Mad About You" for China: 170 million views after 3 broadcasts... 27 to go - could hit a billion! (I know!)
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Bill Grundfest
@BillGrundfest
Golden Globe winning writer-producer, 3 Emmy noms; Founded NY's Comedy Cellar (discovering Jon Stewart, Louis CK, Ray Romano); More Crucially: Dad
Los Angeles, CAJoined August 2009
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My Chinese adaptation of "Mad About You" (Chinese actors, writers, director, producers) launches to 60 million views online (+ 20 mil TV)
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Our Chinese adaptation of "Mad About You" debuts at #1 in China; Day One - 50 million views online and climbing. Go figure.
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And right after returning from China (Beijing) adapting the classic sitcom "Mad About You" for China (first human to attempt it)...
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That was right before my hosting/moderating live at SF's Lean Start Up Conference... phenomenal Eric Reis event... look into "Lean"...
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Just got back from China (Chengdu) - delivering Keynote at Sichuan Int'l TV Festival (on "Secrets of American Sitcom Writing")
Bill Grundfest | A Writer’s Writer, A Comic, An Architect of Talent - ZOUCH zouchmagazine.com/bill-grundfest via
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3. Tops&Bottoms: Who wants what at the top of the story (then the act, the scene, the moment) and where are they re THIS want by the bottom
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2. Causality - Everything in a script must cause or be caused by something else in the script (4 the reader/viewer to lose themselves in it)
1. Who Wants What (& what stops them) - this log line is the DNA of your entire script - all good, bad in script is caused by this DNA
screw all the screenwriting theory, seminars, books (sorry, RMc) - just condensed it to 3 fundamentals that fit on a post-it note...
Cliff notes 4 prsntation: d) The Dejargonification Mandate-jargon only blds walls; no idea's so complx u can't use wrds humans actually use
Cliff Notes of prsntation: c) humanize (identify your audience, their biggest problem, your solution and do it in a compelling story)
Cliff Notes of prsntation: a) "If you're on the web, congratulations, you're in show biz";
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post-presentation @ POLC, got approached by sev fascintng projcts; secret plan to expand Hwood skills beynd entrtainmnt may be working
flying home after POLC 2010; did presentation that seemed to land 2 takeaways: "humanize" & "if you're on the web, you're in show biz"
#screenwriting: who-wants-what; causality (events must cauz & b cauzd by evnts); tops&botoms of story, acts, scenes re hero wants. thats it
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everything u need 2 kno about #screenwriting theory in one tweet - coming up - someone wake Mckee...
Who Wants What?&wht stops thm; Causality (evry scene causd by anothr) Tops&Bottms (wat do charctrs want at top/bottm of each story/act/scene
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i'm about to tweet everything u need to know about screenplay tv script structure in 140 characters
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u don't get hurt by aiming too hi and missing it, u get hurt by aiming too low and getting it
proud of my adv scrptwritng class -x; they believd me that it's kinda simple, stuck to fundamentls &doing great work-in only 2 sessions
we have chickens - in bel air - Zok's a rooster... my 4 yr old wakes me up says "daddy I hear Zok cocking doodle"
my 6 yr old started an answer to me with "well, according to my calculations..."
my kids fell in love this weekend with a blonde - 9 pounds - dog - ugly - ugly dog - sweet - rescue dog - they love her - but uglyuglyugly
marvelling at my kids - my 6 year old answered a question from me starting with "well, according to my calculations..."
discovering that actors are discovering my writing workshop, to learn to create their own starring vehicles www.workshopforwriters.com
just got back from nyc with fam - scene: my 6 and 4 year old on the corner of 43rd and lex, hands up, yelling "YO, TAXI!"
here goes my simon baker stuff... it's elegant, heartfelt and informative - in under 15 seconds... so it'll probably get cut
now i'm sending in my gagle of jokes for Neil Patrick Harris... while rewriting the LL Cool J stuff
big emmy writing day, going to be a great show... unless all of my stuff gets cut... emailing it in right.... now www.workshopforwriters.com
Red Smith (phenom NY sportswriter of 20th C): writing is easy, you just sit down at a typewriter and open a vein...http://bit.ly/yyMUq
just got assigned to write LL Cool J's Emmy stuff... perfect match... I am nothing if not phat... any tips on being instantly fly?
just finishing writing emmy award presenter material for bob newhart...for a comedy writer, it's kid in a candy store time
Taking care of logistics for "Write Like A Pro", the TV/film/webisode workshop I'm doing in LA and SF in October... must clone self...