Due to unforeseen schedule changes, Bank of America has decided not to move forward with a Pitch on this project at this time. We were made aware of the schedule changes after the Pitch phase closed, and we were deep in the review process of the pitches by that point (all of which were incredibly thorough and thoughtful).

Though most Projects do move forward with a selected Pitch, we will always notify you in the event the Sponsor has decided not to move forward. Please note that regardless of the results, all submissions are reviewed and evaluated by the Sponsor and the Project Team. We sincerely appreciate your time and effort on this project.

***Only U.S. Residents are eligible to submit for this project.***

The goal of this project is to create a 2-3 minute video following Geoff Foster and his business, Core Technology. Geoff started his plastic injecting molding company in 2006 with a mission of bring innovation in technology and operations to discover new solutions by fostering the creativity of their employees and their customers.

In telling Core Technology's business story, we're looking to put Geoff Foster and his entrepreneurial journey at the forefront and position Bank of America as a supporting role in the narrative. This will involve filming both an engaging on-camera video interview and b-roll footage that showcases both his business and his personal life. Bank of America wants this to feel cinematic and elevated, and they're looking for that perfect blend between polished commercial images and traditional documentary coverage. By the end of the video, audiences should feel inspired by Geoff's journey, while also understanding some of the services Bank of America has provided along the way. 

Another key piece of Geoff's story is his commitment to empowering the next generation of engineers through his Molding Kids for Success initiative. Molding Kids For Success is a non-profit organization that strives to educate the youth of his community in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This is done by combining classroom experiments with real-world applications on the manufacturing floor. He hosts summer camps at his business where kids are exposed to plastics engineering and robotics, and we will want to capture b-roll footage of kids participating in one of these camps. 

During the process of interviewing Geoff Foster, you'll also need to interview Bank of America's President of Business Banking. The executive will serve as the Bank's representative, and speak in further detail about Bank of America's commitment to supporting entrepreneurs and helping business owners grow and realize their dreams. You'll be required to have a two-camera set-up for the on-camera interviews. You will be responsible for providing a hair and make-up artist for the on screen talent and bank executive for both shoot days. The selected hair and make-up artist must be familiar and skilled with Black hair and skin tones. In addition, your production team must have experience lighting Black skin tones. 

You should familiarize yourself with Bank of America's Center for Business Empowerment site to understand broadly the types of resources and insights that Bank of America provides to entrepreneurs to help their business prosper and grow.  

To manage this suite of deliverables, we highly recommend that you either edit yourself or have a robust editing team that can handle quick turnarounds with all or most deliverables being flipped simultaneously. 

During the pitch process, shortlisted filmmakers will be interviewed by the Tongal team about their creative process, interview style, and post-production capacities. These interviews will take place on Tuesday, May 20th or Tuesday, May 21st. Filmmakers will be notified if they made it to the interview round on Monday, May 19th.

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

DELIVERABLES: There are 8 total video assets.

• One 2-3 minute "hero" video (16x9)
• One :60 cutdown (16x9)
• One :15-:30 cutdown (16x9, 1x1, 9x16)
• One :06 cutdown (16x9, 1x1, 9x16)
• Verbatim interview transcripts of each person's interview
• Closed Caption Files (SRT and VTT)

EXPECTED TIMELINE: HERE

EXPOSURE: We expect content will be used on the platforms below, but if casting talent, be sure they review our required Talent Release before they're cast, 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.

• Bank of America's Website
• Social Media

TARGET AUDIENCE:  Business owners and current Bank of America clients

TONE/FEEL: Inspirational and authentic

EXECUTIONAL MANDATORIES: 

• Please do NOT contact Geoff Foster or his business as part of your pitch process. Any filmmakers infringing on this will be removed from consideration. 
• The shoot will take place in Greensboro, North Carolina over 2 days (7/30-7/31). The b-roll day MUST be 7/30 and the interview day MUST be 7/31. You will be responsible for travel if necessary.
• In working with Geoff during the pre-production process, all communications should be limited, focused, and extremely courteous.
• The greenlit filmmaker MUST be highly organized and have strong communication skills. Remember, Geoff is a client of Bank of America's, and we want to ensure his experience is smooth and positive.
• You MAY be able to film on-site at Core Technology in Greensboro, North Carolina; however, in the event that doesn't work out, you should be prepared to provide your own locations for filming both the interviews and b-roll.
• You are required to provide a monitor and headsets with an audio feed in "video village" for the client and Tongal producer on set. We expect there to be two Bank of America representatives and one Tongal representative (three people total). 
• The President of Business Banking is a very high-level Bank of America executive and should be treated with the utmost respect and white glove service on set. Guidelines and expectations will be shared with the greenlit filmmaker. 
• You are required to ask Geoff the question: "What would you like the power to do?" Please have him frame his answer as: "I would like the power to _____."
• Following picture lock, be prepared to blur logos for brands appearing in the final edit that we don’t have permission to use.

By participating in this project, creators acknowledge that the Sponsor is under no obligation to greenlight a submission. Though most projects do move forward, we'll 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 project team.

In order to be considered, include the below materials in your submission. For examples of effective pitches, check out this gallery. All Pitches remain private, even after a Pitch is selected, and Tongal strives to have Pitch selections made by the end of the Evaluation period, but additional time may be required by the Sponsor, depending on any number of factors.

• TEXT (REQUIRED): Up to 500 characters synopsizing how you plan to approach and produce the content listed 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. Explain what we can expect to see, and how you'll make it. If it's helpful, we've provided a treatment template HERE.
  
  
• LINKS (REQUIRED): To your previous video work. Please specify your role (producer, director, editor, artist, etc.) but do not include links to your showreel. Please link to individual videos.

• APPRENTICESHIP ADVISOR (REQUIRED): The Tongal On-Set Apprenticeship Program is an opportunity to support new & emerging talent in production positions with hands-on on-set experience. Please indicate on the pitch submission form if you would be interested in overseeing an apprentice on your production; your answer will neither increase nor decrease the likelihood of your pitch being greenlit. The Tongal On-Set Apprenticeship Program is an opportunity to support new & emerging talent in production positions with hands-on on-set experience. Please indicate on the pitch submission form if you would be interested in overseeing an apprentice on your production; your answer will neither increase nor decrease the likelihood of your pitch being greenlit. Tongal will cover the apprentice's day rate outside of your project budget, and if you are matched with an apprentice, your Tongal producer will reach out with more information. To learn more about the On-Set Apprenticeship Program and the responsibilities of an advisor, please click HERE.

• PITCH VIDEO (Optional): This is your opportunity to be face-to-face with the Sponsor and show what you're capable of. Consider a video in which you tell the Sponsor what they can expect, or consider test videos, proof-of-concept edits, animatics, etc. For examples of effective Pitch videos, check out this gallery.
  
  

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. Tongal also reserves the right to request all raw files associated with the project.
   
   
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 creator.
   
   
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.