ABOUT JURASSIC WORLD: CHAOS THEORY:

Premiering later this year on Netflix, Jurassic World: Chaos Theory is a new animated series that will serve as a sequel to Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous. Make sure to check out the teaser trailer.

Premiering later this year on Netflix, Jurassic World: Chaos Theory is a new animated series that will serve as a sequel to Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous. To go alongside the premiere of the series, there will also be a bunch of new Jurassic World consumer products for fans to buy, and Universal Products & Experiences (UP&E) is looking for YOU to create a fun social video that both gets people excited for the new series and shows off the new products. 

Similar to past installments in the Jurassic World franchise, in Chaos Theory, dinosaurs exist in the real world, living and hunting alongside humans all over the globe. UP&E wants you to use their new consumer products to tap into the idea that dinosaurs actually exist and live amongst us. Since the consumer products are mainly toys and action figures, UP&E is primarily looking for stop-motion animation executions, although live-action could work as well depending on your creative concept. The specific list of products will only be available to the greenlit filmmakers, but the general types of products include action figures, collectibles, and toys. Since you won't be able to see the specific products ahead of time, we encourage you to submit multiple creative concepts in your pitch treatment that could work with a variety of products, and make sure to note which types of consumer products you think would work best with each creative concept you submit. In the pitch phase, UP&E will mainly be evaluating your creative concept(s) and past work, and we will work with greenlit filmmakers during the pre-production phase to refine their concepts to match the specific products.

The products will be sold at Amazon, Target, and Walmart in the U.S., so UP&E is looking for three retailer-specific videos (i.e. one video for Amazon, one video for Target, and one video for Walmart), as well as four videos that are retailer-agnostic and feature a mix of products. Ultimately, UP&E is looking for SEVEN different creators to each produce ONE video. If greenlit, you will be provided with either a retailer-specific end card or a global end card that promotes this series as a whole.

In the end, your video should run between :15 and :30, and it should revolve around the excitement of discovery. You are welcome to incorporate voiceover and dialogue into your video, but be sure to clearly specify in your treatment how it would be used. You are also free to use references from any content within the Jurassic World franchise, so long as you stay true to the dinosaurs-in-our-world theme. UP&E does NOT want dinosaurs anthropomorphized (no talking, Hawaiian shirt-wearing raptors this time around, sorry!), and they DON'T want dinosaurs placed in totally outrageous scenarios. We want to treat the viewer's eye to a piece of movie magic, really placing you at the scene of a dinosaur discovery!

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

DELIVERABLES: There are three total video assets, per creator:

• One :15-:30 social video (9x16, 4x5, 16x9)

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.

• Social media - specifically TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts
• Please adhere to platform best practices.

TARGET AUDIENCE: Fans of the Jurassic World franchise (...which is everyone, right?)

TONE/FEEL: Adventurous, fun, humorous, mysterious, exciting

EXECUTIONAL MANDATORIES: 

• You CANNOT use any film actors' likenesses. Your characters & character designs should NOT be recognizable versions of anyone from Jurassic World franchise. Highly stylized artistic representations of the characters are OK, as long as they do NOT look like the actors who portrayed them.
• You CANNOT propose new characters, create new creatures, or introduce new storylines; although this is unlikely within your short time frame, you should be careful to avoid anything that could impact canon.
• You CANNOT use any music from the Jurassic soundtrack that hasn't been specifically provided and cleared by UP&E. If you need supplemental music, you may source tracks from the UP&E-approved music provider Source Audio (see more details in the Payment & Project Requirements section).
• All work MUST be original, and should NOT include or reference any other existing IP beyond the Jurassic franchise. Any persons, places or things rendered should be of the artist’s own creation and should not be referential of other existing properties.
• AVOID graphically violent or sexual  images, or overtly political subject matter.

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.
  
  
• STORYBOARDS (Optional): Additional concept art, storyboards, shot list, anything that helps get your point across. You can download the Tongal storyboard template 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.