4mations loves animations and we hear you’re pretty good at
making them, so how about we pay you to make some for us? You’ve
got till the 2nd July to send us your killer idea for a
mini-series, a viral one-off or a game and then until 8th
September to make it. Simple.

4mations wants to be the centre of your animated universe. There
are cash rewards & other stuff for uploaded animations – but
that’s to come, here’s what we’re looking for right now:

YOUR CHALLENGE:

We’d like you to produce either a:-

1. MINI-SERIES
Length: Between 1 and 3 minutes per episode
Format: A comedy mini-series that should be either a) narrative,
sitcom style OR b) sketches on a theme.

2. VIRAL ONE-OFFS
Length: Between 15 and 90 seconds
Format: Funny films with great punch lines or comic payoff. We
want something to make us chuckle.

3. GAME
If you have ideas for flash games, why not throw those in too? It
could be a stand-alone game idea or a spin-off from your
mini-series or viral film. You don’t even have to know how to
code a game, if it’s a good idea, we’ll bring in our crack team
to make it work.

HOW TO SUBMIT:

BY EMAIL
Send us a short script or a one page treatment (clear and relevant
filenames please!) and at least one design to info@lupusfilms.net,
with the subject line “4mations”. We’d love to see examples of
other funny animations you’ve made in the past.

BY SNAIL
If you really, really want to send your proposal by snail mail,
then mark your envelope “4mations” and post to Lupus Films,
Studio 212, Blackbull Yard, 24-28 Hatton Wall, London EC1N 8JH.

Legal Gubbins
Please bear in mind that all music and voices used in your films
must be your copyright or cleared for UK TV and worldwide web
transmission.

GENERAL NOTES

TONE
Funny, sick, madcap, odd, surreal or just simply a bit wrong. But
please don’t send us anything offensive, blasphemous, libelous or
slanderous, because we can’t use it and that would just be a
shame.

ANIMATIONS
Any form of animation is acceptable, so let your imagination run
wild (keeping budget and schedule in mind of course). It’s web
based animation, so it doesn’t need to be super slick.

SLOT
Once a week in a featured slot on the home page of the shiny new
4mations site.

WHO’LL BE WATCHING
Anyone and everyone from 16 upwards.

BUDGET
Between £500 and £1,000 per episode, (depending on duration and
technique); a little bit more for a game.

DELIVERY
We will make our final selection in early July. The completed
films need to be with us by the second week of September 2008.

CLOSING DATE
2nd July 2008.Don’t miss it!