On At Home with Amy Sedaris, Amy Sedaris cordially invites you into her home, where she will show off diverse but necessary homemaking skills, from creating popsicle-stick buddies and gutting a fish to making raisin necklaces and entertaining businessmen. As always, Amy will use her unique expertise to entertain guests, demonstrate her know-how by preparing meals and exhibit her can-do spirit by attempting to work out personal issues. Remember, if you want to be the perfect host, accentuate the positives and medicate the negatives.

 

Check out the season 3 teaser trailer to get a sense of the show's aesthetic and tone. TruTV especially likes the homemade, hand-stitched feel of the logo and wants to see how you would interpret this aesthetic.

Check out these sample frame templates for a sense of how you'll be framing your clips and/or GIFs.

TruTV is looking for editors to create shareable social content for season 3 of  At Home With Amy Sedaris. Your suite of should fall into one of two categories: 1) clips up to :60; or 2) GIFs of guest star quotes, boomerang moments, Amy's characters, and memes.

Your content will be shared on social to promote the show's season 3 run, premiering April 29, and should focus on guest stars, Amy's characters, and the wacky, quirky sense of humor that fans of the show love.

Show footage and frame templates will be provided to the greenlit editors to use in their content. Here are some sample GIFs and quote frames to give you a better sense of what these can look like. A separate Tongal project is running concurrently to create unique frames for this project's content, so check that out if you have an eye for design. 

Our priority is to make sure everyone is safe. Along with that, we’re working really hard to keep people working during this strange time. Our advice here is to submit only if you feel you can do something within the anticipated timeline that ensures everyone's safety given today's reality.

Because this project has two separate sets of deliverables, please read the rest of the brief carefully.

 

DELIVERABLES: For your pitch, we'd like to see how you'd create one of two suites of content: 

• CLIPS:
  • Six clips, up to :60, framed for 1x1
  • Clips should focus on engaging moments from each episode and/or guest stars
• GIFS:
  • 12 GIFS, framed for 1x1
  • GIFs should be uploaded as .mp4 files
  • GIFS should focus on guest stars (funny quotes and moments), Amy's characters, or fun moments from the show

 

TIMELINE: For the full project timeline please see the Assets section.

 

EXPOSURE:

• At Home with Amy Sedaris on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter
• Be sure to check out our platform best practices page.

 

TARGET AUDIENCE:

• Millennials, especially women
• Fans of Amy Sedaris and the guest stars
• Fans of wacky, kooky comedy

 

TONE:

• Funny, quirky, surprising, shareable

 

EXECUTIONAL MANDATORIES: 

• CLIPS:
  • Clips should feature guest stars, Amy's characters, and/or engaging moments from the show
  • Clips must be delivered with baked-in subtitles for sound-off viewing
• GIFS:
  • GIFS must be framed for 1x1
  • GIFS should focus on funny quotes from guest stars, Amy's characters, engaging moments from the show, or build on popular/trending memes
  • GIFs built around or including quotes must include baked-in subtitles
• You will need to create a 1x1 sample asset as part of your pitch for this project. 
• You MUST use the assets in this folder to create your sample asset for your pitch. This folder contains show clips, design elements, and sample social frames to give you guidance on how to craft your social content.

 

OPEN BID: 

• This is an open bid project, so you will get to set your own budget up to $2,500 per suite of content (six clips or 12 GIFs). 
• By participating in this open bid project, creators acknowledge that the Sponsor is under no obligation to greenlight a bid. Though most open bid projects on our platform do move forward with a greenlit bid, we will notify you in the event the Sponsor decides not to fund any bids via the project forum. Regardless of the result, all open bid submissions will be reviewed and evaluated by the Sponsor and the project team.

In order to be considered for this project, you must include the below materials in your pitch submission. For examples of effective pitches, check out this gallery.

 

• TEXT (REQUIRED): 500 characters or less synopsizing how you plan to approach and execute this video.

• SAMPLE VIDEO (REQUIRED):  Please submit ONE sample video or GIF (depending on your pitch) based on the information provided in the Objectives section utilizing the provided assets. GIFs should be uploaded as .mp4 files. 

• LINKS (REQUIRED): To your previous video work. Please specify your role (producer, director, cinematography, etc.) and DO NOT INCLUDE LINKS TO YOUR SHOWREEL. Please link to individual videos.
  
  
• BID (REQUIRED): This is an open bid project, so you’ll get to set your overall bid proposal. The Sponsor would like each producer to create either six clips or 12 GIFs for a total bid of up to $2,500.
  
  
• TREATMENT (REQUIRED): A detailed narrative description of what's going to happen in the video. If it's helpful to you, we've provided a treatment template, which you can find here.

1. Preferred format for upload to the Tongal website is HD 720p 16x9. Acceptable file formats are .mov, .avi, .mp4, .wmv. Acceptable codecs are H.264 (MP4), MPEG-4, H.263, MPGV, WMV, DivX. Should your submission be greenlit, you will also be required to provide a 1080p .mov master file, using a ProRes, Animation, or Uncompressed Codec.
   
   
2. Unless provided otherwise, all work must be your own original creation and free of any copyrighted material. You shall provide detailed information of your work regarding the source, the creator and background information as requested by Tongal.
   
   
3. In the event you utilize any third-party materials, such as music provided by a third-party music provider not provided by Tongal, you must obtain full written license and consent from the owner of such third-party materials and provide such license and consent forms to Tongal.
   
   
4. BY SUBMITTING A VIDEO ENTRY, YOUR SUBMISSION IMMEDIATELY BECOMES THE SOLE PROPERTY OF TONGAL OR ITS ASSIGNEES – SEE OFFICIAL RULES FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES. YOU MAY NOT PUBLICLY SHARE OR PUBLISH YOUR SUBMISSION IN ANY MANNER AND YOU MAY NOT POST OR UPLOAD YOUR SUBMISSION TO ANY WEBSITE OR VIDEO HOSTING SITE (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE OR VIMEO), WITHOUT THE PRIOR EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF TONGAL. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS REQUIREMENT MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION OF YOUR ENTRY IN THE PROJECT.
   
   
5. Submissions cannot contain any profanity, offensive language, nudity or otherwise objectionable material, the determination of which is solely at the discretion of Sponsor.
   
   
6. Submissions must not portray Sponsor in a negative way, the determination of which will solely reside with Sponsor.
    
7. By submitting to this project, you acknowledge that your work may become subject to public voting on the Tongal site. Public voting may be used to help the project sponsor determine the final rank order.
    
8. Videos must be in the English language or subtitled.
    
9. Limit 5 submissions per member, per Phase.
    
10. You must be at least thirteen (13) years or older to enter.
    
    
11. The Sponsor reserves the right to repost the contest.
    
    
12. In addition to the judging criteria stated in the OFFICIAL RULES, Pitches will also be evaluated on that member's ability to execute the final Video based on their prior work and experience as a filmmaker.
    
    
13. The Sponsor will be entitled to reasonable revisions on the finished Videos without providing additional compensation. Remember it's easier to re-edit than re-shoot so try to get as much coverage as possible.
    
    
14. In addition to the standard Tongal W-9, Winner Affidavit, and IP Assignment, greenlit Video creators MUST also provide Talent, Location, Music (or other) Releases for all assets appearing in their Videos, as well as a photograph/headshot OR copy of a photo ID for all On-camera Talent releases. You must also provide all project files, editing sequences and a 1080p .mov master file, using a ProRes, Animation, or Uncompressed Codec to claim your earnings.
    
    
15. See OFFICIAL RULES for additional contest information, terms and conditions. If there is any conflict or inconsistency between these requirements and the Official Rules, the terms and conditions of these requirements shall prevail.