Writer/Producer

Contact: adam@adambigum.com

Hi there, I'm funny looking person Adam Bigum. I write funny things. I also produce things for screens*. Usually those things are funny but not always (when they are not funny this is almost always intentional). I can do a bunch of other cool things like direct, video edit and bake scones. There's evidence of this below, except for the scone baking: that, you'll have to take my word for it.


*Please note Adam produces for all screens except screen doors (maybe the odd Christmas wreath).
Contrary to what this photo would have you believe, Adam does in fact have arms.

Writer: New ABC Series

ABC- Comedy, 10 x 30min (2024)

Currently writing a fantastic new show for the ABC, which should be announced by mid-2024. This show is weird, whacky, silly, all things I specialise in. 

Writer/Producer: Video Game High

ABC Gamer - Animated Shorts x 2 (2024)

Developed a new series for ABC Gamer Tiktok and YouTube channels which explores the high school interactions of famous video game characters attending high school together.  

Writer Producer: Spider-Mates (84 mil+ views)

ABC Gamer - Animated Shorts x 4 (2023)

Back again for more animated good times, Lucas Cappy and Adam Bigum this time team up with animator Mike Greaney to deliver this series. This run of 4 episodes were created to line-up with the release of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 video game for the Playstation 5. The first ever game to feature both Peter Parker and Miles Morales as playable characters, we decided to play off this feature by depicting the two classic heroes as housemates struggling to get along. To date, the series has achieved over 84 million views across Tiktok and YouTube with a $0 marketing spend.

Writer: Fizzy and Suds

Tilt Media, ABC - Preschool Documentary Series, 22 x 11min  (2024)

Brought in late as a post production writer, I was recommended by the ABC to join this project to add my signature humour, fun and left-of-centre way of thinking. My role required me to write new dialogue for animated hosts Fizzy and Suds, two adorable little bubbles who lead the audience in discovering a wide variety of topics. 

Writer/Producer: Link's Apartment

ABC Gamer - Animated Shorts x 8 (2023)

Teaming up with animator Lucas Cappy again, I wrote and produced a series of 8 animations for ABC Gamer. Each episode depicts Link in his day-to-day life with a zany Legend of Zelda twist added.  These hilarious mini-shorts coincided with the release of Nintendo Switch video game 'The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. These shorts were published on TikTok and YouTube and have received over 700,000 views. 

Producer: Toonprov

YouTube- Animated Improv Web Series, 5min, 5 Episodes (2022)

Created this new animated series with animator Lucas Cappy. We invited some of the country's best improv comedians to come and voice some famous characters and gave them some wild prompts they'd never seen before. The results were hilarious. You should definitely go watch them all. 

Writer/Producer: Soundtrack to Our Teenage Zombie Apocalypse

ABC- Comedy/Drama, 10 x 30min ( 2022)

I was writer/producer for this series; the first ever 'ABC Originals'. I wrote 5 of 10 episodes and produced this edgy, fun, one-of-a-kind show and produced the whole series.

After jumping on board as producer, I was able to continue developing scripts, cast the series (discovering some of the most exciting, young, musically gifted actors), oversee the production of original music for the series and lead a team of skilled, young creatives in delivering the first ever narrative drama that the ABC ME team has ever produced. 

Writer: Cameos Stories

Snapchat - New Tech Creative Stories (2022)

I wrote original, short, sharp comedy content for Snapchat's own Cameo's Stories platform. As well as writing scripts I also shot-listed and coordinated with a storyboard artist that I hired for this project . Snapchat's cameo feature takes the face of a user and their most recent in-app contact and transposes those faces onto two characters within a story. These stories can be live-action, animation or comics.

Writer/Director: Dry Fire

Farmwalker Films- Short Film, 22min (2021)

Adam's first ever project that ISN'T a comedy. He can't believe it either... Turns out it wasn't that bad too as it has recently debuted at St Kilda Film Festival to an overwhelming reception. Adam again teamed up with his good friends at Farmwalker Films to produce this one and the results were outstanding. We also uncovered talent Catherine Lillian who has won numerous Best Actor awards at numerous film festivals for her performance in Dry Fire. 

Head Writer: Viral Stories

Snapchat - 1,761 scripts (2021)

Yes you read that number correctly, my team and I wrote 1,761 scripts for Snapchat in the space of 6 months (1,200 were written by myself alone). Scripts were mostly comedy, but we also delved into other genres. I cannot tell you what the scripts were for unfortunately, as this project was top secret. Through this project I was lucky enough to be able to hire quite a large number of contributing writers and have since formed many strong relationships with those who partook. If you are ever after a specific writer recommendation, I am more than happy to put forward those who I have worked with. 

Writer: The Early Night Show 2020

ABC - New Years Eve Family Event - 25min

Hosted by Rove McManus, this fun New Years Eve special for all ages features live performances, video packages and culminates in an early fireworks extravaganza. Adam was brought on to weave a comedy narrative through the show where two young television enthusiasts get caught up in the mayhem: One is thrown into the deep end and must host the show alongside Rove, while the other must retrieve the remote that sets off the fireworks from Rove's house and return before the time runs out. 

Head Writer: Definitely Not News (DNN)

ABC  - Kids Comedy Series, 25min, 19 Episodes (2020)

When the first COVID-19 lockdown caused the proverbial poop to hit the propeller, all ABC ME productions were either cancelled or indefinitely postponed. DNN was created as an answer to the situation; a show that could be produced completely in isolation with no members of the cast or crew ever meeting in person. I had a major hand in the development of this show: creating most characters and segments, establishing a tone and devising some segments that could be produced without hosts due to limited access to them. I'm currently head of the 3-person writing team which produces a new 25-minute episode every week. 

Producer: STACKED!

ABC  - Kids Variety Show, 5min, 36 Episodes (2020)

Wrote, directed and produced this series and even once appeared in it as a wizard! STACKED! was very fortunate to have completed production just before COVID-19 hit and we were able to polish off all episodes during lockdown. My role involved, but was not limited to: developing new segments, writing to existing formats, scheduling, coordinating crew, producing both studio and on-location shoots, marking up scripts, directing talent, overseeing edits and generally reminding other people how awesome they are.

Segment Producer: The Pack Down

ABC  - Kids Livestream Show, 50min, 6 Episodes (2020)

Whilst working as a producer on STACKED! I also acted as Talent Producer and developed a number new segments for sister series, The Pack Down. Some of these segments were games and activities for the hosts to play during the livestream, but the most notable were a series of cold-open sketches which opened the show. I was lucky enough to also write and direct them.

Writer/Director: The Starey Bampire

Farmwalker Films- Short Film, 5min (2020)

Wrote this family friendly short film in less than 30 minutes, in bed, the night before shooting it. The Starey Bampire started ripping up the short film circuit before COVID-19 stopped it in it's tracks. We entered in the 2020 My Rode Film Competition as a last hurrah, where it took out 1st place in comedy. This little gem has raked in $125,000 in cash and prizes from a $35 budget.

AWARDS:

Comedy

Professional Attention Seeker- Since 2011

Began stand-up by entering the Raw Comedy competition as my first gig and making it all the way through to the national final. Have performed shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Melbourne Fringe Festival and have claimed a number of other achievements including: 

Writing Teacher

With what little time I have spare, I teach creative writing. I have lead workshops for organisations such as Cinespace and St Kilda Film Festival. I currently teach once per week at the Melbourne Young Writers Studio, teaching storytelling to groups of children. On top of this, I have a small number of writers and comedians that I mentor to help them develop their creative careers and personal projects. 

Contact

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