Need to catch up on what happened in each season of Chucky for some brainstorming? Here are more thorough recaps for each season:

• Season 1 Recap
• Season 2 Recap

 

SOCIAL MEDIA REFERENCE VIDEOS FOR INSPIRATION OR TONE: 

• Tiny Mic 
• Reaction Video
• Alternative Reaction Video

Since USA & SYFYs’ Chucky series premiered in 2021, everyone’s favorite killer doll has inflicted some serious carnage on the town of Hackensack, with no shortage of hilarious, duplicitous, and downright wicked moments that encompass the truly unique flavor of this show. 

To help fans prepare for season 3 and catch up on all the mayhem from the past two seasons, USA & SYFY are looking for six different talented editors and filmmakers to each create one short recap video that's designed for social media. Specifically, we are looking for a full season one recap, a full season two recap, and recaps of each episode that will be airing in season 3 this October. After USA & SYFY pick which creators they'd like to greenlight, they will assign creators to create either a season recap video, or an episode recap video -- and yes, that means if you're greenlit and USA & SYFY select you to recap one of the upcoming season 3 episodes, you will get early access to the episode!

To be clear, this is not just an editing project. USA & SYFY are looking for something more unique than a string of key moments and some text - they want something that's much better suited for fan-driven social media. That probably means some form of live-action component is required, but USA & SYFY are also open to motion graphics and animation approaches as well. They want short, fun, fresh, inventive, and humorous takes that bring personality or a strong point-of-view, a la what you'd expect from reaction videos or something in that vein. There are MANY creative directions that you could take this, so think about all the different episode recap formats you might organically find on platforms like YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram. Consider stuff like tiny mic recaps, on-camera scene reactions, green screen effects - hell, even sock puppet scene recreations could work, if you really wanted to take a big creative swing. Just be sure it still feels appropriate for Chucky.

Since these recaps are designed for social media, they should also be short, punchy, and hook the viewer in the first few seconds of the video. That said, we understand season recaps have more ground to cover than episode recaps, so season recaps can be up to 60 seconds. Single episode recaps should probably be closer to 30 seconds. With this timing in mind, these videos aren’t as much about telling fans what happened, but what YOU found to be crazy/exciting/gut-wrenching/hilarious. That could be one moment or multiple moments, so it will be important to be concise and have a strong point of view. 

In your Pitch treatment, to tell us about your proposed recap style, and how it might differ if you're assigned a season recap or an episode recap. If helpful, we also encourage you to submit an optional proof-of-concept video that visually demonstrates your creative style. USA & SYFY are looking for distinct creative takes for each recap, so feel free to submit multiple ideas for how you might tackle a season recap vs. an episode recap.

 

Check out more information in the Background, and for any questions or other project updates, check out the Project Forum.

 

DELIVERABLES: Each creator will be responsible for creating ONE recap video:

• EITHER an up-to-:60 season recap video (16x9, 9x16)
• OR a :30 season 3 episode recap video (16x9, 9x16)

 

TIMELINE: HERE

 

EXPOSURE: We anticipate content will be used on the platforms listed below, but if casting talent, please be sure your talent reviews the required Talent Release, as it is not limited to these platforms. You should also review our Music providers in the Project Requirements, as well as the platform best practices page.

• SYFY social media channels
• USA social media channels
• Peacock social media channels

 

TARGET AUDIENCE:

• Fans of Child's Play franchise
• Fans of Chucky TV series
• Fans of the horror genre

 

TONE: Fun, humorous, creative, witty, unexpected

 

EXECUTIONAL MANDATORIES: 

• Your recap video should be suitable for a general audience. No profanity allowed. 
• You can ONLY use Chucky assets and footage that's provided by USA & SYFY. 
• Your video CANNOT include third party materials (e.g., artwork, logos, photographs, etc.).
• Your video CANNOT reference any other movies, television shows, or IP besides the Chucky TV seres. 
• If using on-camera talent in your video, you MUST fill out and submit a Talent Release form

 

By participating in this project, creators acknowledge that the Sponsor is under no obligation to greenlight a submission. Though most projects on our platform do move forward, we will notify you in the event the Sponsor decides not to fund any submissions via the project forum. Regardless of the result, all 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): Up to 500 characters synopsizing how you plan to approach and produce the content listed out in the Deliverables.
  
  
• TREATMENT (REQUIRED): A more detailed and specific description of how you propose to execute all of the content listed out in the Deliverables, both in terms of what we can expect to see, and how you’ll make it. If it's helpful to you, we've provided a treatment template, which you can find here.
  
  
• 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.

• PROOF-OF-CONCEPT VIDEO (Optional) : If helpful, please include a proof-of-concept video (16x9 or 9x16) up to :30 in length, illustrating how you might approach a piece of the content listed in the Deliverables.

1. 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.
   
   
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