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"On a night just like tonight... In these very woods..."

Campfire stories are another beloved staple of summer camp. They have the power to draw us close AND make us question everyone around us. What's true? What's myth? Does it even really matter so long as someone with an overactive imagination runs screaming back to their bunk at some point in the evening?

If you don't already know, this summer Tongal is hosting a virtual Creative Camp for all our community members and everyone is invited to join in on the fun! Each week between now and the end of July, we’re launching a new Creative Camp-themed project designed to fire up your imagination, push your creative boundaries, and build life-long friendships between you and your fellow campers.

Here’s a sneak peek at the type of projects we’ve got planned for you:

• Challenge #1: Camp Taglines
• Challenge #2: The Great Outdoors
• Challenge #3: Scary Stories (Hey, that's this week!)
• Challenge #4: Snack Break (Collaboration Project - Recipe Videos)
• Challenge #5: Camp Director Pitch (Pitch Video)
• Challenge #6: Dear Diary

What You Need To Know

• Each week during Creative Camp, on Thursday at 12 noon PT, we’ll launch a new challenge
• Each challenge will remain open for submissions until the final day of Camp on July 31, at noon PT
• Once received and vetted as eligible, each submission will be made viewable on Tongal where Tongal Community members can see and give feedback on your creation
• You are highly encouraged to participate in ALL challenges (and if you do, you’ll be eligible for special prizes!), although you’re also perfectly welcome to only participate in the challenges that most interest you
• Because paying import fees suck, soft prizes may be substituted with prizes of the same approximate retail value (“ARV”) for non-US prize-winners 
• By submitting, you are granting Tongal permission to share your work across our channels, however you will retain the rights to your submission. Please do not upload your submission anywhere else until winners have been announced and this Project has closed. Thank you!
  
  

Awards

• ONE SCARY STORIES PROJECT WINNER will receive $50 + a special edition Tongal Creative Camp T-Shirt + you get to promote anything you want (within reason) in an upcoming Community Newsletter (ARV $75)
• FOUR SCARY STORIES PROJECT RUNNER-UPS will each receive a Tongal care package containing swag, camp goodies and a handwritten letter from “Mom” (ARV $25)
• CREATIVE CAMP GRAND PRIZE: EVERYONE WHO SUBMITS an eligible submission to ALL SIX Creative Camp Projects will be considered for an additional prize of $500, which Tongal will award to the person who submitted the overall best body of work in light of the six projects' objectives and the judging criteria.

The goal of this project is to tell a spooky story in a 1-3 minute vlog-style video. What does that mean? Basically, your story must be told from a predominantly first-person perspective (whether you do that as yourself or "in character" is totally up to you). Keep it simple and spare or go full Blair Witch Project on us, but whatever you do, make our spines tingle. Your story doesn’t have to be true, but it does need to make us want to check under the bunk bed if you want to take home the top prizes.

Creators from all backgrounds and levels of experience are encouraged to participate. Shooting with anything from a smartphone to professional camera gear is A-OK by us. 

--Target Audience: Just us Tongalers!

--Exposure: Tongal website and social channels

This Project consists of a Video Phase. Be sure to read the following information carefully as well as the Official Rules.

PHASE 1: VIDEO – Submit a 1-3 minute Video that meets the Project Objectives. 

After an initial review by Tongal, your submissions may be posted to a public-facing gallery where other Tongal creators will be able to comment on and cast their votes for their favorite Videos. Positive comments may help determine the winners. 

The FIVE most compelling Videos will be selected as winners and receive the designated awards outlined above.

1. The Video MUST not exceed 3 minutes in length. 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 you win, 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. BY SUBMITTING AN 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.

4. Submissions cannot contain any profanity, offensive language, nudity or otherwise objectionable material, the determination of which is solely at the discretion of Sponsor.

5. Submissions must not portray Sponsor in a negative way, the determination of which will solely reside with Sponsor.

6. 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.

7. Limit 5 submissions per person.

8. Open worldwide, but prizes for international winners may be substituted for another prize of the same ARV.

9. You must be at least thirteen (13) years or old. 

10. The Sponsor reserves the right to repost the contest at their discretion.

11. Winners must submit the standard Tongal W-9, Winner Affidavit, and IP Assignment.

12. 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.