Calling all filmmakers to submit your off-the-wall, unexpected videos for a late-night segment show for the Nat Geo WILD TV Channel!!!
Nat Geo WILD is currently available in over 58 million U.S. homes, and globally in more than 144 million homes in 140 countries. Nat Geo WILD is known for its wildlife and natural history programming, as well as series that celebrates people who dedicate their lives and work to saving animals. Its distinctive tone is often more unorthodox, cheeky, and subversive than its sister channel, the National Geographic Channel.
Now, Nat Geo WILD is well, er… going WILD with a new show ENTIRELY PRODUCED BY THE TONGAL COMMUNITY.
Think what SNL was to NBC when it premiered in 1975 or what Adult Swim was for Cartoon Network when it premiered in 2001. Both captured the essence & brand of their networks, but presented them as an alternative programming option for a late-night audience in a way that let the networks take risks and step out of their comfort zone and experiment in short increments to see what could resonate with audiences. That’s the type of lightening in a bottle that Nat Geo Wild is looking to capture, and what they’re turning to the Tongal community to bring them, but with their characteristic essence: wildlife, the outdoors, and natural history.
There are going to be 6 episodes of Wild After Dark, each made up of different segments. Some of these segments can stand alone (more cow-bell!) or they could be a non-traditional, off-beat continuing series (think Max Headroom). They do not all have to be straight up comedy pieces, and Nat Geo WILD is open to all of your wild ideas, including approaches that are live action, any style of animation (2D, puppetry, anime, stop motion), mockumentary, sketch comedy, etc.
If you aren’t familiar with Nat Geo WILD (yet), check out Savage Kingdom (lions in a soap opera with dramatic British VO!) and Fish Bowl (Super Bowl counterprogramming at its finest). These are good references for sensibility or a starting point, but we want to take off the training wheels and get more subversive and fun within that same ecosystem.
To fuel your brainstorms and Videos, you can draw inspiration from any of these five buckets below (you’ll have to select a bucket when submitting your Video), or submit something entirely original:
Check out more in the details below, and don't forget that we've got another Filmmaking and Editing project for this too!
The primary goal is to create a funny, creative, and provocative TV segment featuring animals for Nat Geo WILD. These segments will be edited together to create six 22-minute TV episodes.
The style of video is completely up to you. There are no limits on your creativity here! You are NOT required to use live animals.
We are only accepting 2-minute long Videos as WILDCARD entries. We can guarantee the purchase of at least one WILDCARD Video, but we’re hoping to greenlight many more.
FYI: Tongal is running a separate Editor project for an Editor to package the final Videos into complete episodes for Nat Geo Wild, so you will NOT be responsible for a color correction, broadcast quality sound mix, or graphics application. You WILL be required to deliver ALL Master files based off standard tech specs.
PLEASE NOTE: You will be expected to deliver a high quality master with audio source files and all project files. If selected as a Winner, there will be an extensive on-boarding session between you and the Tongal Producer to ensure smooth delivery of your segment. YOU MUST ADHERE TO THE BELOW DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS AT ALL STAGES OF THE PRODUCTION PROCESS.
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This Project will be worth a total of $4,000 and consists of 3 Phases: a Video Phase, a Revisions Phase and Asset Delivery Phase. Be sure to read the following information carefully as well as the Official Rules.
PHASE 1: VIDEO – Submitters will submit a 2-minute long video. At least one video will be awarded $4,000. If National Geographic chooses to buy more videos, they will award subsequent winners at the same prizing amount.
--Video Phase Payout: Upon submitting a Video that satisfies the criteria laid out in your winning submission, completing Sponsor notes, providing the necessary release forms, and providing all assets required by the sponsor the Video winner will receive a final payment of $4,000.
--Music: Tongal has partnered with the premiere music providers Jingle Punks, which can be used to source music for your Video submission to this Project. Music from this 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 this music provider, click on the provider’s names above.
Tongal members interested in a more customized music solution for your project are invited to connect with our partner Score A Score. Email a brief description of your project (timing, creative, budget, etc.), along with any specific music direction and/or references to their creative team at music@scoreascore.com and include “Tongal Project - Your Name” in the subject line. Their creative team will be in touch within a few minutes to discuss the simple process and options with you. Please note that you will be responsible for the fees associated with using Score A Score.
PHASE 2: REVISIONS – Once the Video Phase has closed, the winning submitters will enter the Revisions Phase (What is a Revisions Phase?). During this phase, filmmakers will perform reasonable edits on their Videos according to the Sponsor’s feedback.
PHASE 3: ASSETS DELIVERY – 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. You will be 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. The Video MUST not exceed 2 minutes in length. 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 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. 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, 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.
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.