Gokul Salvadi

Pitching

posted by Gokul Salvadi at 1:01PM Jun 22, 2012

Hello, I am new to tongal. I would like to know should one submit a video during pitch phase. If not, what could I submit like a description, story board... Thanks

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  • Timothy Hughes

    Timothy Hughes

    I think you should just talk and not submit drawings. People talking is always more convincing than art

    12:38PM Aug 24, 2012

  • Tony Lantry

    Tony Lantry

    Seems like a lot of people are confused and don't understand the tournament style contests where tongalers can pitch their idea. Basically you are pitching for the job based on your past work and your idea. Pitches remain private, so you cannot steal somebody else's idea.

    5:15PM Aug 15, 2012

    Caleb Light-Wills

    Caleb Light-Wills

    The terminology can be a bit cumbersome, but basically, pitching on Tongal is like pitching for a production job. The more well thought out your pitch and the more past work you can show, the more likely you are to be chosen.

    5:36PM Aug 15, 2012

  • Oliver Lansdell

    Oliver Lansdell

    Hey, I've been with tongal for a while but not really been submitting, because i'm worried that me videos wont me of good enough quality to pitch. Is there ever an contests that you can just submit the video in a video phase with no pitch phase so that I can just submit it even though it's bad?

    1:01AM Aug 05, 2012

    Caleb Light-Wills

    Caleb Light-Wills

    you can either seek projects without pitch phases (like Vibram) or you can submit to projects with wildcard video spots (like viggle). To find out if a project has a wildcard component, simply look for the "card" icon on the project details page.

    8:50AM Aug 05, 2012

  • Kris Theorin

    Kris Theorin

    Hi- we are new too. We just submitted a pitch for Matchbox with links to previous stop motion videos we have done but our pitch was really the storyline, should it be more like how we would make the video?

    1:55PM Aug 03, 2012

    Caleb Light-Wills

    Caleb Light-Wills

    You can really go either way. If the storyline is compelling and your past work is strong, you've got a good shot.

    8:47AM Aug 05, 2012

    Kris Theorin

    Kris Theorin

    @Caleb Light-Wills
    Ok- thanks! Do the judges look at all the links we attach? I attached a show reel which shows general stop motion skills but the other two links show our storytelling skills so I hope they watch them all!

    9:12AM Aug 05, 2012

    Caleb Light-Wills

    Caleb Light-Wills

    @Kris Theorin
    it's a good idea to include more than one link, emphasizing different strengths as you've done.

    10:08AM Aug 05, 2012

    Kris Theorin

    Kris Theorin

    @Caleb Light-Wills
    Great! Thanks so much!

    10:15AM Aug 05, 2012

  • Tara Urbach

    Tara Urbach

    Hi, I'm new too. If you are pitching to a story line on a project without a wildcard do you also have to be able to create the resulting video - or can you just pitch and hope someone takes up your pitch idea and creates the video, if it is selected?

    8:43PM Jul 30, 2012

    Caleb Light-Wills

    Caleb Light-Wills

    If you are submitting a story, no, but if you are submitting a pitch, yes, you must be able to create the resulting video

    8:49PM Jul 30, 2012

    Tara Urbach

    Tara Urbach

    @Caleb Light-Wills
    Thanks for the quick reply!!! I'll have to wait for another opportunity for stories for Secret (if there come any). My pitch would need actors - and I'm purely CG. Thanks again!

    9:04PM Jul 30, 2012

  • Gokul Salvadi

    Gokul Salvadi

    Thanks. That helps!

    7:34PM Jun 22, 2012

  • Caleb Light-Wills

    Caleb Light-Wills

    You do not have to submit a video during the Pitch Phase. Using text (500 characters or less), images (storyboards), video, and external links (to other supporting assets, i.e., your reel, etc.), give us your Pitch for how YOU would go about producing a Video based on the Project Objective.

    1:24PM Jun 22, 2012