Bill Grundfest

Golden Globe winning writer-producer, 3 Emmy noms; Founded NY's Comedy Cellar (discovering Jon Stewart, Louis CK, Ray Romano); More Crucially: Dad

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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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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")

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Bill Grundfest | A Writer’s Writer, A Comic, An Architect of Talent - ZOUCH http://t.co/nm3fTrI via @ZOUCHMagazine

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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)

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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

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screw all the screenwriting theory, seminars, books (sorry, RMc) - just condensed it to 3 fundamentals that fit on a post-it note...

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@arterton thanks so much for the tweet, it's not every day I get quoted by the dean of a school I'd have no chance of getting into - bill

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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

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Cliff Notes of prsntation: c) humanize (identify your audience, their biggest problem, your solution and do it in a compelling story)

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Cliff Notes of prsntation: b) video is the new text

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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

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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"

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discovrng some #actors & #comics signing up 4 my writing wkshop 2 cr8 projects for themselves to STAR in. hmmm... www.workshopforwriters.com

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#screenwriting: who-wants-what; causality (events must cauz & b cauzd by evnts); tops&botoms of story, acts, scenes re hero wants. thats it