If you haven't seen Back to the Future, we're just gonna say it, you're a butthead... unless... are you stuck in 1955?!!?! That's heavy. Either way, to reignite your love of the iconic film, check out the original trailer. 

If you're greenlit, Universal will provide you with fonts, logos, images, and approved music cues (from what we'd say is one of the greatest movie scores OF ALL TIME!) to help create your video. 

The Back to the Future theme song can be made available upon request at no charge for the greenlit editor.

Wait a minute, Doc. Are you telling me it's been 35 years since Back to the Future first premiered?! Great Scott!!! 

To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Back to the Future franchise, Universal is inviting artists, animators, designers, and directors to recreate their favorite scenes from the first Back to the Future movie through animation and mixed media (and you can check out that project page HERE). Once those scenes are created, Universal needs an awesome editor/motion graphic designer to stitch them together in a flashy compilation video that'll get fans excited about the 35th anniversary of this iconic film franchise. 

Universal will be able to provide some existing assets (i.e. fonts, logos, images, and approved music cues) to help create the video, but the greenlit editor will need the ability to build some graphic transitions and create an end card on their own. To suss out your skills, you will be required to submit a sample :05 end-card (16x9) in the Pitch Phase. For the purposes of the sample, use whatever Back to the Future content you want; the sample is more of a proof-of-concept, so it should be exciting and flashy, driving people to check out more 35th Anniversary content, and then you can update it later once we have all the assets you'll need. Universal will work closely with the greenlit editor on the end cards to confirm that the creative and style is in line with the rest of their 35^th anniversary marketing.

 

DELIVERABLES:

• One :05 end card (16x9, 1x1) delivered prior to the compilation
• One 3-4 minute compilation video (16x9, 1x1)

 

TIMELINE:

• For the full project timeline please see the Assets section.
• Note that you'll need to create and deliver the end-card while the main videos are still in production, and the compilation will follow once those videos are delivered.

 

EXPOSURE:

• Social media - specifically YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
• Please adhere to platform best practices.

 

TARGET AUDIENCE: Fans of Back to the Future (...which is everyone, right?)

 

TONE: Celebratory, exciting, nostalgic, maybe a little mysterious, funny, or zany.

 

EXECUTIONAL MANDATORIES: 

• You will be required to submit a sample :05 end-card (16x9) as your sample video.
• You should NOT use any actors' likenesses. Your character designs should NOT be recognizable versions of Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, or anyone else from the original cast. Highly stylized artistic representations of the characters are OK, as long as they do NOT look like the actors who portrayed them.
• The Back to the Future theme song can be made available upon request at no charge. However, you CANNOT use any music from the soundtrack that hasn't been specifically provided and cleared by Universal. If you need supplemental music, you may source tracks from the Universal-approved music provider Frequency (see more details in the Payment & Project Requirements section).
• All work MUST be original, and should NOT include or reference any other existing IP than Back to the Future. Any persons, places or things rendered should be of the artist’s own creation and should not be referential of other existing properties.
• AVOID voiceover, unless it’s absolutely integral to the perspective of the storytelling in your video.

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 on why you'd be good for the job.
  
  
• SAMPLE VIDEO (REQUIRED): Submit ONE :05 endcard. You may use the Back to the Future theme song, or other placeholder library music in your sample video.
  
  
• LINKS (REQUIRED): To any relevant past video editing and motion graphic work. 

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.