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)
| Author | Kyle Humphrey, Graydon Sheppard |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Humour |
| Publisher | Harlequin and 4TheState (UK) |
Publication date | September 18, 2012 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| 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
- ^ a b '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.
- ^ a b Hutchins, Aaron (25 September 2012). "'Shit Girls Say' goes from Twitter to TIFF". Canadian University Press Newswire. Toronto ON. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f Barnard, Linda (12 September 2012). "TIFF 2012: S--- Girls Say creators speak up". Toronto Star. Toronto ON. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ a b c Battersby, Matilda (20 September 2012). "OMG! Shit Girls Say transformed from internet sensation into glossy coffee table book". The Independent. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ a b c d Szklarski, Cassandra (25 September 2012). "Sh*t Girls Say creators ride wave of online success into publishing". Vancouver Sun. Vancouver BC. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2012/shitgirlssay2
