Create a stop-motion video up to 5 minutes long based on the LEGO World Builder concept Marvel: Mech Madness, featuring the LEGO Marvel Avengers Mech sets.

Are you a stop-motion animator who dreams of using the Mind Stone to manipulate Minifigures to move instead of manually posing them? Do you wish you had the Space Stone so that you could go from your studio to the kitchen without walking a single step? Are you completely obsessed with the Marvel Avengers? If the answer is YES to any of the above, this project is for you.

We are looking for a brilliant stop-motion animator to create a stop-motion video up to 5 minutes long based on the LEGO World Builder concept, Marvel: Mech Madness. Check it out:

Due to recent battles, many Avengers are beginning to feel unprepared for future threats. As a solution, Bruce Banner and Tony Stark use the Hulkbuster mech design to create mechs for Tony himself, Captain America, and Thor. But Thanos pays them a visit, and corrupts the mechs using the infinity stones! The Avengers must try to fight mechs equipped with their own powers and stop Thanos before he becomes too powerful.

The pitch winner will be given the full story outline, but if you're looking to build (and fast!) you can find additional information about the characters and the settings in Background/ Additional Details. For any questions or other project updates, check out the Project Forum.

DELIVERABLES: There are 4 total assets.

• One up to 5-minute hero video (16x9) with the title/end card
• One up to 5-minute hero video (16x9) without the title/end card
• One :15 teaser video (16x9) with the title/end card
• One :15 teaser video (16x9) without the title/end card

TIMELINE:

• For the full project timeline please see the Assets section. 
• Please note there are a few tight turnarounds during pre-production, and the pitch winner will have just two days to provide a revised treatment with their proposal for brick-built items and backgrounds, as well as the script. Once the treatment and animation script is approved, you will have just 5 days to create an animatic.

TONE: The tone is cool, relevant, and action-packed, with a uniquely LEGO voice. Content should skew up in age with a more edgy and theatrical-like feel, while still having humor incorporated.

EXPOSURE: YouTube, LEGO.com. Please check out our platform best practices page.

TARGET AUDIENCE: LEGO fans of all ages

EXECUTIONAL MANDATORIES:

• There should be NO dialogue or voiceover in your video.
• Your video must be based on the Marvel: Mech Madness outline (to be provided to the pitch winner).
• DO NOT SAY LEGOS OR LEGO BLOCKS. The word “LEGO” should be used as an adjective (i.e. LEGO bricks, LEGO sets).
• Content needs to be family-friendly.
• DO NOT show competing toy lines.
• DO NOT show other LEGO® product lines.

Shooting stop motion? 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 you should ensure your submission is executable within the anticipated timeline and budget, while also ensuring everyone's safety.

The LEGO® Group is engaged in the development of children's creativity through playing and learning. Inspiring and developing the builders of tomorrow is their mission. Known the world over for the iconic LEGO brick, the LEGO system of products can easily be combined in innumerable ways – and just as easily be dismantled. The company today provides toys, experiences, and teaching materials for children in more than 130 countries.

MARVEL: MECH MADNESS OUTLINE DETAILS:

• Characters (there could be additional characters added):
  • Hulk
  • Iron Man 
  • Captain America
  • Thor
  • The Falcon
  • Dr. Strange
  • Black Panther
  • Ant-Man 
  • Loki
  • Thanos
  • Stan Lee
• Locations (there could be additional locations added):
  • Avengers Headquarters
  • Wakanda
  • Wakanda Mines
• Featured Sets (there could be additional sets added): 
  • Iron Man Mech
  • Thanos Mech
  • Thor Mech
  • Captain America Mech

The most compelling pitch will be greenlit, and upon completing the Winner Affidavit and the IP Assignment, the responsible creator will receive funding. Please note: the payment of the pitch funds is subject to a payment schedule determined by Tongal.

PRE-PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS: Prior to filming, filmmakers must receive the below approvals from the Sponsor.

• VISUAL TREATMENT: This project requires visual treatment approval before filmmakers can move onto the Video Phase. The treatment should describe how you plan to execute the video and teaser, how you plan to approach the backgrounds, any custom brickbuilds or characters you plan to create, and which sets you would like to utilize. The Sponsor may provide feedback on your treatment and ask you to submit a new version. There may be multiple rounds of feedback until a treatment is approved by the Sponsor.

• ANIMATION SCRIPT: This project requires animation script approval before filmmakers move onto the Video Phase. The brand may provide feedback on your script and ask you to submit a new version. There may be multiple rounds of feedback until a script is approved by the brand. Your script must be based on the provided Marvel: Mach Madness outline.

• ANIMATIC: This project requires animatic approval before filmmakers move onto the Video Phase. The brand may provide feedback on your animatic and ask you to submit a new version of the animatic.

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.

REVISION REQUIREMENTS: Once the Video Phase has closed, the greenlit submitters will enter the Revisions Phase. Filmmakers will perform reasonable edits on their videos according to the Sponsor’s feedback.

MUSIC: Tongal has partnered with three premiere music providers: Jingle Punks, Universal Production Music, and Epidemic Sound, any of which can be used to source music for your video submission to this project. Music from these providers is available to registered Tongal members at no charge solely for their incorporation into submissions to this project and will not require a separate Music Release Form. To learn more about using each of these music providers, click on any of the providers’ names above. 

If you choose to use custom/original music, you must fill out and submit our Music Release Form. If you obtain music from third-party catalog providers, you must purchase the appropriate license at your own expense and submit it with your license purchase receipt when you turn in your video paperwork.

BUILDING YOUR TEAM: Tongal supports inclusivity in all of our productions and strongly encourages you to hire diverse talent for your team. To find staff & crew in your area, check out these resources and partners.

ASSET DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS: You must also provide all project files, editing sequences, and a 1080p .mov master file, using a ProRes, Animation, or Uncompressed Codec in order to submit final payment. In addition to the project files, you are also required to provide all raw footage. You are responsible for the costs associated with the hard drive and shipping.

For Tongal’s file delivery specs and any other questions you may have about post-production, please click here.

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. 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.