For fans of WWE RAW, part of the fun is the wild wrestling athletics and jaw dropping craziness of what happens inside the ring, but part of the appeal is the crowd itself. All those other fans, covered in warpaint, cheering, jeering, wearing ridiculous t-shirts, and waving wild signs - that's how you know it's RAW. The home-made signs are a real highlight too. They're outrageous, bad-ass, clever, hilarious, and sometimes just totally random. Everything from "If Cena wins, we riot!!!" to "Brock Lesner is ticklish." 

USA wants you to create your own outrageous, in-your-face, eye-catching poster, and make a short making-of video of its creation. Get out the poster board, the magic markers, and whatever craft supplies you've got, and see if you can stand out from the crowd. USA is looking to select at least nine time-lapse video submissions, and you can submit multiple videos too. 

Your video should be :20 seconds long - think about doing a time-lapse, though it's not required - and we also want to see a final wide shot of you holding up your poster for at least 3 seconds, as well as a still picture of your poster. Be as elaborate as you want to be with the sign! 

Check out a couple examples from an earlier project (here, here, and here), but know that you can use music and sound too, and there are  details on music in the Project Requirements. You can also check out this blog post for tips and tricks on how to best film yourself at home. Then, go rock out.

 

DELIVERABLES:

• :20 video (16x9) - Your video should end with a 5 second wide shot of you holding up your poster. 
• One high-quality still image of your final poster

 

EXPOSURE: Broadcast and social media

TONE: Entertaining, exciting, hilarious, outrageous, unfiltered, rebellious, and wild.

 

EXECUTIONAL MANDATORIES: 

• Your video CANNOT show any visible third-party logos, or merchandise from other IP or franchises, including trademarked or copyrighted materials like toys, books, posters, games, clothing, and shoes. The most frequent issue we see is logos on clothing or logos on technology (like laptops, TVs, etc.) in the background, so check for that.
• Consider creating a poster that pays tribute to individual WWE RAW Superstars.
• You should focus your posters on CURRENT Raw superstars, not just Legends.
• All signs should paint superstars in a positive, fun light. DO NOT create signs that are mean or disparaging. 
• DON'T include any WWE graphics, footage, or on-screen text. If it's necessary, we'll include it. 
• You MUST hold your sign against a pretty clean background; find a clean wall somewhere in the house.
• You CANNOT use any photos of WWE superstars on your poster board.
• Safety is a top priority. Avoid showing people reenacting wrestling moves or trying to wrestle themselves.
• DON'T include any expletives, and AVOID graphically violent or sexual images, and overtly political subject matter. If you have a question about something the blurs the lines, ask in the forum.

NOTE: Our priority is ensuring everyone's safety, 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 our advice here is to make sure your submission is executable while also ensuring everyone's safety.

In order to be considered for this project, you must include the below materials in your submission. 

• VIDEO (REQUIRED): Submit a short making-of video :20 in length. Your video should be 16x9.
  
  
• STILL (REQUIRED): Submit a high-quality still of your final poster.

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