Create a rough trailer for Southeastern Guide Dogs’ short film about a tiny puppy named Pip who’s determined to be an elite guide dog!

Pip is an amazing little puppy determined to be an elite guide dog – even if she’s smaller than all the other puppies in her class. 

Check out Pip's story here.

Just like Pip, we have big dreams for the future. We want to see Pip’s film played far and wide. We know this little puppy’s story has the potential to impact thousands of people, spreading the word about Southeastern Guide Dogs and encouraging support for this great cause. But in order to do that, we need a great trailer. 

Therefore, we’re looking to you to create a rough yet compelling :30 trailer using footage from the short film, which you can download here. You should also explain in your treatment how you’d do a :15 and a :60 cut as well (but you don’t have to cut those yourself). 

You can use scratch VO and/or on-screen text in your rough trailer. We’d like you to mention Southeastern Guide Dogs and their mission (linked below) early on in the trailer, but beyond that, it’s up to you to decide how to tease this story in :30 seconds. 

The goal of this project is to create a compelling :30 rough trailer, with notes on an equally-compelling :15 and :60 version, to promote Southeastern Guide Dogs’ short film Pip. You should use footage from the short film to cut your rough trailer. 

--Executional Mandatories:

• Your :30 rough trailer should mention Southeastern Guide Dogs at the top. 
• It should also incorporate Southeastern Guide Dogs’ mission; you can learn more about that on their website
• You should call out SEGD’s mission early on in the trailer
• You can include rough/scratch VO and/or on-screen text in your trailer, or you can share how you’d approach those in a separate attached doc. 

--Key Marketing Messages:

Your :30 trailer must include VO/copy around SEGD’s mission. Check out their website to learn more about that. 

--Target Audience:

Animal lovers

--Tone:

Dramatic, uplifting, inspiring, exciting

--Exposure:

SEGD’s website, YouTube, and Facebook page; local and national broadcast.

This Project will be worth a total of $1,000 and consists of a Pitch Phase. Be sure to read the following information carefully as well as the Official Rules.

PHASE 1: PITCH - Submit your Pitch, including: 

• Text (REQUIRED): 500 characters or less synopsizing your approach to executing a :15, :30, and :60 trailer for the short film.

• Sample :30 Trailer Video (REQUIRED): Submit a sample video based on the information provided in the Objectives section utilizing the provided assets (download the source video here). 
  
  
• Treatment (Optional): A more detailed  description of how you'd recommend cutting together the :15 and :60 versions of the trailer as well as any recommended/sample copy for VO/on-screen text for all versions of the trailer.

The Pitch winner will be paid $1,000.

The Pitch winner does not need to use new music for their rough cut of the trailer. The Sponsor understands that the Pitch videos will cut together footage with or without the music/sound used under the original footage provided. 

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

1. Acceptable file formats are .mov, .avi, .mp4, .wmv. Acceptable codecs are H.264 (MP4), MPEG-4, H.263, MPGV, WMV, DivX. Should you win, 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. Limit 3 submissions per member, per Phase.

9. You must be at least thirteen (13) years or older to enter.

10. The Sponsor reserves the right to repost the contest.

11. 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.

12. In addition to the standard Tongal W-9, Winner Affidavit, and IP Assignment, winning Video creators MUST also provide Talent, Location, Music (or other) Releases for all assets appearing in their winning 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 prize.

13. 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.