If it's must see Moments, with must see Superstars, it Must Be Monday! In WWE Monday Night RAW, the stars of professional wrestling square off in the ring and behind the scenes, with huge muscles and oversized personalities, and the most melodramatic of personal and professional feuds. If you're a snappy and dynamic editor (or team) that happens to love WWE, and you're open to the possibility of a long-term, weekly engagement - this is for you. USA is looking for someone to watch each episode of Monday Night RAW live, and then immediately put together a 5-7 minute recap video full of holy-shit-did-that-just-happen highlights.

This project will start off with a "pilot" recap for the episode that airs live on Monday, December 28th @ 8pm ET. USA will provide you with a creative template, including graphics and other assets, in addition to the as-aired broadcast file of the episode. You'll need to flip a cut back to USA with a one day turnaround, potentially tackle a round of notes, and then submit final delivery ASAP.

The idea is that this project will continue immediately in the New Year, with the potential that you'll be delivering recaps on a regular and on-going weekly basis, with the option to continue indefinitely. 

For your Pitch submission, we're looking for you to edit a sample recap video, no more than 90 seconds in length, based off the November 11th episode of Monday Night RAW [episode HERE | assets HERE]. As for the format of your sample video, USA is open to a bunch of different approaches, but the key thing we're looking at is your editorial instincts and eye for content, and weaving it into a format. You can do a rundown of the Top 10 RAW moments like this, a "RAW in three minutes" recap like this, or even a more generalized video highlighting a key moment like this. 

 

DELIVERABLES: One 5-7 minute recap video (16x9) for YouTube

 

TIMELINE: 

12/15 - Pitch Phase Closes

12/17 - Editor Selected by USA

12/18 - Recap Template Delivered to Editor

12/28 - WWE RAW episode airs

12/29 - Recap Delivered & Finalized with USA

 

EXPOSURE: Recap videos will be distributed on USA Network's YouTube channel.

 

TARGET AUDIENCE: Fans of WWE RAW

 

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

 

EXECUTIONAL MANDATORIES: 

• Your sample video should be no more than 90 seconds in length. Since USA is developing the format, what we're looking at is your editorial instincts and eye for good content.
• Your video should exclude visible third-party logos and IP, including trademarked or copyrighted material on something like posters, hats, shirts, or other clothing.
• Your video CANNOT use any music from each Superstar's entrance sequence. For the purposes of your sample video, you must use one of Tongal's three premiere music providers: Jingle Punks, Universal Production Music and Epidemic Sound. Music from these providers is available to registered Tongal members at no charge. For the pilot, you'll be required to use USA's music provider Frequency, and we'll provide that information if you are selected.
• Your video should not use original VO or commentary. You should instead use on-screen text and graphics to contextualize the highlights in your recap.

OPEN BID: 

• Should you move forward beyond the pilot, this will be an open bid project, so you (or your team) will get to submit your own episodic budget up to $2,500 per episode. 
• By participating in this open bid project, creators acknowledge that the Sponsor is under no obligation to greenlight a bid beyond the pilot episode. Though most open bid projects on our platform do move forward with a greenlit bid, we will notify you in the event the Sponsor decides not to fund any bids via the project forum. Regardless of the result, all open bid submissions will be reviewed and evaluated by the Sponsor and the project team.

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

 

• TEXT (REQUIRED): 500 characters or less synopsizing how you plan to approach and execute this video.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• SAMPLE VIDEO (REQUIRED):  Please submit ONE :30 sample video based on the information provided in the Objectives section utilizing the provided assets.
  
  
• BID (REQUIRED): Should you move forward after the pilot, this will be an open bid project, so you (and/or your team) will get to submit your own episodic budget up to $2,500 per episode.

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.