The contractual brief is the brief that is discussed between two sets of people the client and the company.The layout of the contractual brief is clear and easy to read to allow the client to complete their details, they would be asked to include personal information and formalitys that are necessacery to allow them to complete the work.The advantages of these types of contracts are that it is easy for the client to complete with extra information, also it allows them to have more control over the process.The disadvantages are for the company making the contract as there may be disagreements between what the client and the company would like to be on the contractual brief. And the competition brief is the type of brief is given to you when participating in competitions, it allows the clients to understand what they must do to enter and complete the competition, this brief is different to other briefs as it is more intense with the audience. This brief is usually used for companys that are promoting competitions, the brief is given out to clients so they can understand what they are to do. When creating the brief the client must consider the scope of work, medium required, size of purchase (how many competition details are needed), target group and how to attract them, time framed, quantities and siting. The difference between these briefs are that the contractual brief is a lot more formal and you meet with the company when discussing the brief however with the competition brief the client does not come in contact with the company. The layout for the briefs are very different as the competition brief is a lot more relaxed and easier to understand. The contractual brief expects more information and details from the client that the competition brief does.
With reference to a current brief, give an explanation of your role in a group project you have been working on. What are your duties? What professional qualities do you need to fulfil the brief?
We were given a brief to make an 9 minute documentary within this I was given the role of editor and researcher, my duties where to make sure that all research on the topic was completed before shooting and that it was clear to the rest of the group the research I had found. My role of researcher continued throughout the filming section of the project, toward the end of the project I switched roles and became chief editor, during this my duties where to make sure that all editing was completed on time and to a high standard, I had to make sure that the editing was shared equally between the rest of the group and that everyone new how and what to do. Professional qualities that I needed to fulfil during this brief is to make sure that we not only had the final cut but other cuts aswell, I was to assure that all was done on time and to the best it could be I had to make sure that if the editing was not the best it could have been that it was remodelled into something better.
With reference to a specific example, explain your interaction with the client and what changes, or further understanding occurred.
We received a brief which asked us to produce a video about recycling for a certain age, apart from receiving the brief we had to interactions with the client and had to produce the product that was asked for to the highest standard, during the making of the product we changed certain aspects of the brief such as the time and the type of video made. We adjusted the brief slightly so that further understanding occurred and the video was made to a high standard and our client was happy with it.
With reference specific examples, explain what new skills you developed during the undertaking of a brief.
By receiving a brief of which we had to complete to a certain time and level and with the main description of what was necessary on it I found that I developed new skills such as working with my client to a degree where we agreed what was best for the product; learning how to use and complete a brief and learning to work alongside and with others to complete the brief to the customers standard and to the expected time.
With reference to an example, explain the opportunities and constraints you encountered with a brief and how you responded to them.
The brief that we received gave us opportunities such as to work alongside a customer and producer there product to the necessary standards, although we were given a lot of information we came across some obstacles that slowed the process down, we conquered our problems by working alongside our customer asking them the necessary question that we need to make sure the product was made the way they wanted it to be.
