Background

Here are some PREVIOUS achievements and stats from the 4th quarter of 2022, which you can use to help layout or visualize your approach. These will be updated once the report is available. Note the heavily stylized approach in this video, which tapped into Tetris being in the news to provide a unique visual aesthetic, even if Tetris played no role in the messaging.


PREVIOUS T-MOBILE CONTENT: This is some of the recent video and GIF content created on Tongal, and they're all great examples of the modern and playful stylistic diversity you have in approaching this project. 


Objectives

While you're probably not waiting around for corporate quarterly reports, the T-Mobile team is undoubtedly excited about their upcoming report, and they're excited to post all about it on their social media. They're so excited that, as usual, they're looking for someone who can create an eye-catching and stylish video that summarizes all of the key accomplishments in this upcoming release. That someone is you.


The goal of this project is to create a video that's modern, bright, energetic, and eye-catching, encapsulating a lot of key messaging text into some sort of unexpected format that will get people excited. We figure this'll be around :20 in length, and it should definitely be designed to loop. 


T-Mobile content is always a lot of fun, and they're open to all kinds of concepts and formats, including hand-drawn art, mixed media, animations, and motion graphics. As you can see from this recent quarterly reports GIF, your video will need to cover a variety of accomplishments, one after the other, therefore you'll need some sort of innovative visual tool that enables you to effectively highlight each accomplishment before moving on to the next one. We've included several other recent examples in the Background that give you a sense of what we mean by "stylish," so you should definitely check those out.


If chosen, we'll send you an NDA and a list of the accomplishments they want to talk about. It's important to remember that the whole T-Mobile staff will be sharing this on their personal social media pages for their loved ones, friends, and professional contacts. Therefore, your video cannot feel very corporate, like a bland motion graphic explainer video. Sure, polished and professional, but it's more about alluding to coolness and intrigue, even a little quirkiness. This should not feel like an "ad".


For your pitch submission, it would help to see a sample design that illustrates what you're thinking, but you should also clearly describe the creative approach you would take to showcase all the stats. Feel free to throw in a few different creative options too, so the brand can pivot if they really like your past work, but aren't in love with your primary creative approach. For any questions or other project updates, check out the Project Forum.

 

DELIVERABLES: There is a total of one video asset.

 

TIMELINE: HERE

 

EXPOSURE: We anticipate content will be used on the platforms listed below. You should also review our Music providers in the Project Requirements, as well as the platform best practices page.

 

TARGET AUDIENCE: Employees' friends, family, business contacts, and social networks. This runs the gamut because we're talking about both corporate and in-store employees, so go for broad appeal.

 

TONE:

 

EXECUTIONAL MANDATORIES: 

You should adhere to certain elements of the T-Mobile brand guidelines which will be shared with the selected creator. In the meantime, a few specific callouts are below:

 

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.

Details

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.

 

Requirements

  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.

  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. 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.

  5. Preferred format for upload to the Tongal website is HD 720p and formatted for the aspect ratios listed in the Deliverables (e.g. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. You may not contact any employees or members of the Sponsor's organization, their affiliates, or any of their partners. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in disqualification of your entry in the project.

  8. 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.

  9. Videos must be in the English language or subtitled.

  10. Submissions must not portray Sponsor in a negative way, the determination of which will solely reside with Sponsor, nor can Submissions contain any profanity, offensive language, nudity or otherwise objectionable material, the determination of which is solely at the discretion of Sponsor.

  11. You must be at least thirteen (13) years or older to enter.

  12. The Sponsor reserves the right to repost the contest.

  13. 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.