Our Mystery Sponsor's small business advisors help lighten the load for small business owners and the self-employed with expert tax preparation and other relevant services, including: 

• Tax Savings
  • You could save thousands on your taxes.
  • As a sole proprietor, all your profits are subject to self-employment tax. By registering your business and making an S-Corp election, you could change that. 
  • It could pay to register your business.
• Fast & Simple; Form Your Business With Confidence
  • Get started in as little as 10 minutes.
  • We will work with the state to file your paperwork.
  • We'll securely house business documents online.
• Limited Liability
  • Registering your business separates your personal assets from business assets.
• Our Advisors Can Help With Your Growing Business Needs
  • Form your business with confidence.
  • Our small business certified experts will help file your entity tax returns.
  • We have taxes, bookkeeping, and payroll – all in one place to support your business needs..

 

REFERENCE VIDEOS: 

• The Side Hustle That Changed My Life
• Life Before Asana
• How to Prepare an Emergency Fund
• How to Use Life Insurance

This fast-moving project is all about leveling up your small business. If you're a sole proprietor of a small business, or even self-employed, chances are you're still filing your taxes with a "Schedule-C" form for your business expenses, and that means you're potentially losing out on tons of tax savings... not a smart move for your business or your life. 

Our Mystery Sponsor has been the go-to source for expert help for small business owners for years, and now they're introducing a new business formation service that will allow business owners to convert from a sole proprietor to a formalized legal entity (i.e. LLC, C-Corp, or S-Corp) through their already-trusted advisors. There are a ton of successful sole proprietors on TikTok (and, we're guessing, almost everyone reading this brief, too) and we want to create a series of three authentic, relatable, and energetic TikTok videos that create awareness about this new service and education around the benefits of forming a legal entity for your small business, ultimately driving viewers to our Mystery Sponsor's website to learn more and formalize their business entities. It's about damn time. 

This project has a super fast timeline – your first video has to be mastered and delivered by Monday 10/17 – and our Mystery Sponsor is looking for a TikTok-savvy production partner who can move as quickly as they can. Be sure to check out the reference videos and talking points in the Background section to get a sense of what we're looking for here, and what your videos must convey. Don't overthink this one: your videos should look and feel like actual TikTok videos, not polished branded content. 

 

For any questions or other project updates, check out the Project Forum.

 

DELIVERABLES: Three :15-:60 videos (9x16)

 

TIMELINE: This project has an extremely expedited timeline for the first deliverable. Click here for the project timeline.

 

EXPOSURE: TikTok, organic and paid. Potential use on IG Reels as well. Please review the platform best practices page. 

 

TARGET AUDIENCE: Self-proprietors/small business owners without an existing business entity; 25+

 

TONE: Optimistic, insightful, assuring, educational, supportive.

 

EXECUTIONAL MANDATORIES: 

• You MUST be able to deliver the master for one video by Monday 10/17; speed is a crucial factor in this project!
• Due to the quick timeline, the Mystery Sponsor is relaxing some of the standard pre-production approvals; therefore, you MUST be sure to film without any third-party logos or branding.
• Talent must look 25 or older.
• Audio must come from Tongal's partner libraries; you may not use trending Sounds (sorry!).
• Additionally, the Siri/TikTok AI voice cannot be used in these videos.
• Videos must include the CTA: "Form an S Corp and you could save thousands in taxes." 
• Be sure to digest the Mystery Sponsor's key messaging in the Background Section to inform your videos. The Mystery Sponsor will work closely with the greenlit filmmaker to create & approve simple scripts from these talking points.

 

By participating in this project, creators acknowledge that the Sponsor is under no obligation to greenlight a pitch. Though most projects on our platform do move forward with a greenlit pitch, we will notify you in the event the Sponsor decides not to fund any pitches via the project forum. Regardless of the result, all submissions will be reviewed and evaluated by the Sponsor and the project team.

 

Shooting live action or stop motion? Our priority is ensuring everyone's safety, and so please review our COVID-19 Production Safety Guide and check federal, state, and local rules before and during your shoot to make sure your on-set protocols are up to date. We're working hard to keep people working during this extraordinary time, and you should ensure your submission is executable within the anticipated timeline and budget, while also ensuring everyone's safety.

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.
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• SCRIPT (Optional): This should include dialogue from the video you intend to create.
  
  
• STORYBOARDS (Optional): Additional concept art, storyboards, shot list, anything that helps get your point across. You can download the Tongal storyboard template here.
  
  
• HEADSHOTS/CASTING BOARDS (Optional): Casting notes or concepts, headshots of actors, etc.
  
  
• PITCH VIDEO (Optional): This is your opportunity to be face-to-face with the Sponsor and show them what you're capable of. Consider submitting a pitch video in which you tell the Sponsor what they can expect should they choose your pitch. Also, test videos, animatics, etc. are welcome. For some examples of effective Pitch videos, check out this gallery. All Pitches will remain private until after the Sponsor gives creator(s) the green light to move forward.

1. Preferred format for upload to the Tongal website is HD 720p 9x16. 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.
   
   
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. 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.
   
   
5. 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.
   
   
6. Submissions cannot contain any profanity, offensive language, nudity or otherwise objectionable material, the determination of which is solely at the discretion of Sponsor.
   
   
7. Submissions must not portray Sponsor in a negative way, the determination of which will solely reside with Sponsor.
    
8. 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.
    
9. Videos must be in the English language or subtitled.
    
10. Limit 5 submissions per member, per Phase.
     
11. You must be at least thirteen (13) years or older to enter.
    
    
12. The Sponsor reserves the right to repost the contest.
    
    
13. 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.
    
    
14. 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.
    
    
15. 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.
    
    
16. 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.