Chess Learning Video Animation for REKI Chess

Job ID: 40548533

Budget: ₹600 – ₹1,500 INR

# Project Brief – Creation of Animated Chess Learning Videos for REKI Chess

## Project Overview

We are building **REKI Chess**, a premium educational chess brand focused on making chess learning engaging, visual, and easy to understand for beginners, children, parents, and hobby players.

We are looking for a talented **2D Motion Graphics / Illustration Video Creator** to develop a series of premium animated chess lessons for the **REKI Chess YouTube Channel**.

The videos should be original, visually engaging, and inspired by the quality and clarity of Chess.com tutorials—without copying their artwork, animations, scripts, branding, or proprietary content.

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## Reference Style

Reference Playlist (for understanding the quality and teaching style only):

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-qLOQ-OEls79TrVo14c9pN0sWwvli6rP&si=p1GafJuwp4DuaWy0

**Important:**
This playlist is provided **only as a creative reference**. The final videos must be completely original and must **not infringe any copyright, trademarks, visual assets, animations, scripts, narration, or intellectual property**.

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## Scope of Work

Develop a complete beginner-to-intermediate chess learning playlist.

Examples include:

* Introduction to Chess
* Chess Board Setup
* How Each Chess Piece Moves
* Piece Values
* Check & Checkmate
* Castling
* En Passant
* Pawn Promotion
* Opening Principles
* Control the Centre
* Piece Development
* King Safety
* Fork
* Pin
* Skewer
* Double Attack
* Discovered Attack
* Decoy
* Deflection
* Basic Endgames

Approximately **30–50 lessons** in Phase 1.

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## Video Specifications

* Duration: 2–6 minutes per lesson
* HD (1920 × 1080)
* Landscape (16:9)
* Suitable for YouTube
* Smooth motion graphics
* Clean vector illustrations
* Professional transitions
* Modern educational style
* English narration (AI or human—please specify)

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## Design Style

The videos should reflect the REKI brand:

* Premium
* Minimalistic
* Educational
* Modern
* Child & Parent Friendly
* Clean typography
* Dark Green, Gold & Off-White brand palette

The chess board, pieces, animations, and graphics should be custom-designed or properly licensed.

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## Deliverables

For every lesson:

* MP4 (1080p)
* Editable project files (After Effects / Illustrator / Figma or equivalent)
* Voiceover (if included)
* Source illustrations
* Royalty-free music (if used)

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## Copyright Requirements

The selected freelancer must ensure that:

* All illustrations are original or properly licensed.
* No copyrighted assets from Chess.com or any third party are used.
* No direct copying of scripts, animations, characters, graphics, or narration.
* REKI receives full commercial usage rights for the final deliverables.

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## Mandatory Sample Submission

To demonstrate your understanding of this project, please submit a **10–15 second original sample animation** based on one of the following concepts:

* Knight Move
* Pawn Promotion
* Castling
* Chess Board Setup

The sample should include:

* Original illustrations
* Simple chess animation
* Basic transitions
* Professional typography
* Premium educational design

This sample will be used only to evaluate your creative approach and understanding of the project.

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## Ideal Freelancer

* Experience in educational animation
* Motion Graphics / After Effects expert
* Illustration and vector design skills
* Storyboarding experience
* Strong understanding of visual learning
* Experience creating YouTube educational content is preferred

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## Future Opportunity

This is expected to be a long-term collaboration.

In addition to chess lessons, future projects may include:

* Chess puzzles
* Strategy videos
* Tournament explainers
* Kids learning content
* REKI educational toy videos
* Product launch videos
* Social media animations

We are looking for a creative partner who can grow with the REKI brand.

**Please include links to your portfolio and attach your 10–15 second sample animation along with your proposal.**