Design a poster that celebrates the Washington, D.C. setting of season 3 of USA & SYFY's Chucky TV series, using the iconic Chucky doll.

Washington, D.C., a new type of candidate is heading to town. Season 3 of USA & SYFY's Chucky TV series is about to premiere on October 4th, and to get fans excited about the upcoming season's new setting in our nation's capital, we want YOU to design a political campaign-style poster that blends the iconography of Washington, D.C. with the iconic killer doll. Make sure to check out Chucky’s press conference announcing the season 3 premiere - D.C. is about to get Chucked up! 

USA & SYFY are looking for four different artists to each design one political campaign-style poster that showcases Chucky at his patriotic best. You're encouraged to lean into the legacy of the Founding Fathers, iconic presidential campaign art, and/or pop culture references to our nation's capital, but your posters CANNOT refer to any current events or take any kind of political stance. You can create a more traditional campaign poster, or you can use famous American political images as a creative jumping off point. For example, what would it look like if Chucky were crossing the Delaware instead of George Washington? What if Chucky were recast as Uncle Sam - or Rosie the Riveter? 

Most political campaign posters contain some sort of text or messaging on them. While text is NOT required on your poster, if you do plan on including some sort of message, please give us an idea of what you're thinking. One important note: your design CANNOT feature the likenesses of any actors in the Chucky TV series. 

To give us an idea of the visual approach you're going for, we're asking that you submit links to your artist portfolio, along with a PDF document containing three examples of past work that are representative of the artistic style you'd use to create your design. We're looking for a variety of styles and aesthetics here, so you are welcome to showcase different artistic variations. The important part here is giving us an idea of how your personal style, the Chucky universe, and the Washington, D.C. setting intersect. If helpful, you also have the option to submit a proof-of-concept image. Check out more details in the Background section, or reach out in the Project Forum if you have any questions. 

Four winning designers will receive the following:

• Early access to Chucky season three information & imagery
• $1,800 to create your assigned Chucky campaign poster
• Work featured on the official Chucky, USA, SYFY, and Peacock social channels

To enter your design submission, you must:

1. Be 13 years or older
2. Log-in to, or create, a Tongal Account
3. Upload your Pitch submission to Tongal through the "Submissions" tab of the project page (above)
4. Fill out the required information on the Submission Form and click "Submit Pitch" button

TIMELINE: HERE

EXPOSURE: We anticipate content will be used on the platforms listed below, but if casting talent, please be sure your talent reviews the required Talent Release, as it is not limited to these platforms. You should also review our Music providers in the Project Requirements, as well as the platform best practices page.

• SYFY social media channels
• USA social media channels
• Peacock social media channels

EXECUTIONAL MANDATORIES:

• If you are selected, you're required to deliver your poster design in four sizes:
  • 4x5 - 1080x1350
  • 9x16 - 1080x1920
  • 1x1 - 1080x1080
  • 8.5x11 - 300 DPI
• You CANNOT depict any actors from the Chucky TV series in your poster design. 
• If you are selected, and working in a digital medium, you will also be required to provide a high-resolution 300 DPI layered PSD of your Artwork.
• ALL static design mediums are welcome, whether it's traditional drawing or painting, digital 2D or 3D design and rendering, transmedia, or even sculpture. Both color and grayscale are fine.
• Your Design should be suitable for a general audience.
• Your Design must be wholly original and not previously published, licensed, sold, used, released, distributed, or otherwise exploited in any form. Your Design must not have previously won any award.
• Your Design may NOT include third party materials (e.g., artwork, logos, photographs, etc.).
• You may NOT submit any script or treatment with your Design. Any notes that you include should be limited to explaining and elaborating upon your Design aesthetic.

The Chucky Campaign Poster Design Project is open for submissions from 12:00 PM PT on Tuesday, August 29th, 2023, to 12:00 PM PT on Tuesday, September 5th, 2023. Submissions not received within this time period will be disqualified. See Official Rules and requirements for eligibility and other requirements.

Be sure to check out the winning designs other Chucky projects we've done with USA & SYFY in the past to get your creative juices flowing. USA & SYFY are NOT looking for replicas of any style in particular here. Instead, these should give you a sense of the breadth of artistic styles and overall quality level that we're looking for. 

SEASON ONE EPISODIC POSTERS FOR INSPIRATION:

• Season One Episode One Poster
• Season One Episode Two Poster
• Season One Episode Three Poster
• Season One Episode Four Poster
• Season One Episode Five Poster
• Season One Episode Six Poster
• Season One Episode Seven Poster
• Season One Episode Eight Poster

SEASON TWO EPISODIC POSTERS FOR INSPIRATION:

• Season Two Episode One Poster
• Season Two Episode Two Poster
• Season Two Episode Three Poster
• Season Two Episode Four Poster
• Season Two Episode Five Poster
• Season Two Episode Six Poster
• Season Two Episode Seven Poster
• Season Two Episode Eight Poster

In order to be eligible for this contest, you must include the below materials in your Pitch submission.

• TEXT (REQUIRED): Up to 500 characters synopsizing how you plan to create the still image, and what format you'll use (i.e. graphic design, illustration, photograph, etc.).
  
  
• LINKS TO ARTIST PORTFOLIO (REQUIRED): Provide links to your portfolio of work. You can also link to a social media page if that's easiest. Basically, we want to see a collection of your artwork to get a sense of your ability and personal style.
  
  

• SAMPLE ARTWORK (REQUIRED): Upload a PDF document containing three examples of your past work that are most representative of the artistic style you'd use to create a Chucky campaign poster. Note that if you are selected, and working in a digital medium, you will be required to provide a high-resolution 300 DPI layered PSD of your Artwork.

• PROOF-OF-CONCEPT ARTWORK (Optional): If you want, you may create a proof of concept showing how you'd approach designing a Chucky campaign poster if greenlit. Upload an image of your Artwork in either PNG or JPG format.

The four most compelling pitches will be greenlit, and the responsible creators will then receive an email from Tongal producers detailing next steps. All submitters will also receive an automated email notification that a selection has been announced. To ensure you’re receiving project updates, review your email settings to check that you haven’t unsubscribed.

Creators who’ve been selected will receive funding upon completing the Winner Affidavit and the IP Assignment. Payment of the pitch funds is subject to a payment schedule determined by Tongal. Please see the full payment schedule.

PRE-PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS: Prior to the commencement of actual production, creators MUST receive final approval from the Sponsor on the elements below. There may be multiple rounds of feedback until an element is approved.

• CONCEPT ART: This project requires Concept Art approval before filmmakers move onto the Artwork Phase. The Sponsor may provide feedback on your Concept Art and ask you to submit a new version. There may be multiple rounds of feedback until the Concept Art is approved by the Sponsor.

For your convenience, we’ve provided some helpful templates to use at your discretion. They include templates for creating a treatment, production budget, storyboards, shot list, call sheet, and a music cue sheet. Additionally, there are templates that will help you clearly present cast, location, and wardrobe options to the Sponsor. They can all be accessed here.

FONTS: If you use any actual fonts (as opposed to drawing your own letters) you will be required to use the USA & SYFY-approved font service Monotype to source fonts for your Artwork submission to this project. Fonts from this provider are available only to the Pitch Winners at no charge solely for their incorporation into Submissions to this Project and will not require a separate Release. Pitch Winners will be provided with a log-in and access by a Tongal producer once they are selected.

ASSET DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS: You must also provide a high-resolution final image and layered design files, if applicable, in order to submit final payment.  

If this sounds like a lot, don't worry: a Tongal Producer will reach out and help you through the process each step of the way.

1. 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.
   
   
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. 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.
   
   
5. Preferred format for upload to the Tongal website is HD 720p and formatted for the aspect ratios listed in the Deliverables (e.g. 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.
   
   
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7. 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.
   
   
8. 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.
   
   
9. Videos must be in the English language or subtitled.
   
   
10. Submissions must not portray Sponsor in a negative way, the determination of which will solely reside with Sponsor, nor can Submissions contain any profanity, offensive language, nudity or otherwise objectionable material, the determination of which is solely at the discretion of Sponsor.
    
    
11. You must be at least thirteen (13) years or older to enter.
    
    
12. The Sponsor reserves the right to repost the contest.
    
    
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