Poptent is a vibrant community of filmmakers (and actors, comedians, grips, animators and more!) who are connecting to each other and to companies that want to pay them for their talents. Through our passions for advertising and commercials, we are exploring a new way of creating branded messages for the Internet age.
Poptent members can show off their work, build a portfolio, collaborate with other creators, leverage our deep set of features, and best of all make money doing what they love.
Poptent brands are seeking new ways to reach their consumers and create new audiences. They are finding exciting possibilities that save them both money and time while staying just ahead of the curve of competition. They are, in a word, trendsetters.
Here’s a short introduction to what we’re doing on Poptent.
Brand Purchases + Finalists
In this case, our brand client select videos they want to purchase for use in their ad campaign. They use their own internal criteria, all based around the execution of the Creative Brief and the current campaign they intend to use the video in. Finalists are selected by the clients when possible. These were the group of videos they highly considered.
We always announce these purchases and finalists as quickly as we can. When an assignment ends, we send the brand all the videos for their review. They watch them all and make their selection(s). That usually takes around 10-14 days after the assignment concludes. We apologize for the varying lengths of time, but our clients’ time tables are what dictate the schedule. Please be patient. We won’t forget about you!
Editor’s Choice Awards + Honorable Mentions
When an assignment has Editor’s Choice Awards, these are selected internally at Poptent and awarded after our clients make their selection(s) to purchase. Our criteria is rather widely varied, but often times its that we’d like to recognize excellence that may have slipped past the notice (or marketing goals) of the brand client. Honorable Mentions are also chosen by the Poptent team.
All purchases and award winners are announced in the assignment’s Town Hall, Results Gallery and on our blog. If you’d like to stay up to date, we recommend you subscribe to the free email alerts from our blog, follow us on Twitter or Like us on Facebook.
You may usually submit more than one entry to an assignment. Check the rules as specified in the Ad Maker Agreement for specifics on the number of submissions allowed for any particular assignment.
Click here to see all open assignments available now.
First, log in to your Poptent user account. Then see all open commercial video assignments here.
When you find an assignment you’re interested in joining, click the button on the assignment page that says, “Accept.” You will then be asked to agree to some Terms & Conditions. This doesn’t obligate you to make a video, but it does unlock the tabs allowing you to download assets and read the Creative Brief.
Make a video, upload it to your profile on Poptent, then click the ‘Submit’ icon under the video. It will then be ‘Pending’ until a Poptent staff member or brand client watches is and hand-approves it. This process can take some time, especially if you submit at night or on the weekend.
That’s it! You’re in. Now just wait to see if your submission gets purchased!
