Social:Shit Girls Say
Shit Girls Say is a humorous Twitter feed and web series created by Canadian writers Kyle Humphrey and Graydon Sheppard.[1][2] The series jokes about female conversation.[1]
The Twitter account @shitgirlssay was launched in April 2011, and promoted by Sheppard through his film and music industry contacts.[3]
As of August 2012, they had 1.6 million Twitter followers.[4]
Videos
At one point, Toronto International Film Festival artistic director Cameron Bailey tweeted that he hoped the Twitter feed would be made into a movie. By that point, Juliette Lewis had already filmed an appearance in the first video.[3]
The original video, as of September 2012, had 30 million views.[5]
The boyfriend in some videos is played by Humphrey.[6]
Becoming an Internet meme, the series itself has been parodied on YouTube as a snowclone for other demographics, both for humorous effect and non-humorous, political effect. Some materials suggest that at least 700 imitation videos were created,[5] while other reports suggest over 1000.[4] Among them are "S--- Liz Lemon Says", the favourite imitator of the creators.[4]
The fourth video debuted at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, in a Maverick session hosted by George Stromboulopoulos.[4][7] Other sessions in the series talked with Johnny Depp and Javier Bardem.[4]
Videos scripts are written as a team, and Sheppard directs.[4] Sheppard auditioned for the role of Betsy Putch in The Mindy Project, admittedly bombing, a role given to Zoe Jarman.[6]
Book (2012)
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| Author | Kyle Humphrey, Graydon Sheppard |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Humour |
| Publisher | Harlequin and 4TheState (UK) |
Publication date | September 18, 2012 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 96 |
| ISBN | 0373892756 |
A book released in Britain by 4TheState, entitled Sh*t Girls Say, used graphics to illustrate each of the chosen phrases.[5]
Launch parties were held in Toronto and Los Angeles.[6]
When running the Twitter feed, a book was one of their initial interests; they feel the videos helped them reach the goal.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'Shit Girls Say' Goes From Twitter To Web Series (VIDEO), Huffington Post, December 12, 2011.
- ↑ Watercutter, Angela, Videos for Shit Girls Say Twitter Feed Go Viral, Wired, December 20, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hutchins, Aaron (25 September 2012). "'Shit Girls Say' goes from Twitter to TIFF". Canadian University Press Newswire (Toronto ON). http://cupwire.ca/articles/53150. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Barnard, Linda (12 September 2012). "TIFF 2012: S--- Girls Say creators speak up". Toronto Star (Toronto ON). https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/tiff/article/1255565--tiff-2012-s-girls-say-creators-speak-up. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Battersby, Matilda (20 September 2012). "OMG! Shit Girls Say transformed from internet sensation into glossy coffee table book". The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/omg-shit-girls-say-transformed-from-internet-sensation-into-glossy-coffee-table-book-8160302.html. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Szklarski, Cassandra (25 September 2012). "Sh*t Girls Say creators ride wave of online success into publishing". Vancouver Sun (Vancouver BC). https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/books/Girls+creators+ride+wave+online+success+into/7297279/story.html. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20121001202229/http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2012/shitgirlssay2. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
External links
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