Cooperative briefs

A co-operative brief is when a brief is shared with a third party.  This may be because the requirements of the brief demand a specific set of skills that cannot be met by just one company alone, or it might simply be to share the workload.

•Task- What is a cooperative brief?
a cooperative brief is when the client or the company feel they cant perform a certain job so they will need to ask a third party who is able to achieve this goal to get involved.

•Task- Why might a production company undertake a cooperative brief?
a production company might undertake a cooperative brief if they cant do a job due to rights or if the don't specialize in that pacific areas. 

•Task-Give an example of how this type of brief is used in the industry? (Follow link below)

for example the album by Drake and Future was a cooperative album which involved three parties Drake, Future and METRo boomin who created and produced the album together the album was released by OVO Sound, Cash money and Epic. 

•Example of cooperative briefs used for the Lord of the Rings trilogy

The lord of the rings trilogy was produced by three people. Peter Jackson who produced and directed the film, Barrie M. Osborne and Fran Walsh who helped produce the film.

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•Task- what are the pros and cons of cooperative brief?

the pros of a cooperative brief is that you can do work at a higher level than if you only had two parties and you can also get more ideas flwoing because you have more brains working. For example in the Drake and Future album MERTo booming was a huge part of it because he made all the beats but on the other hand the cons are the fact that it will mean you will have to please more than just one pary and it will cause a lot of problems. 

Commissioned briefs

Describe in 1 sentence what is a commissioned brief?

commissioned brief is when a company or client will hire a media company to come up with a ideas.

What does the client demand of the production company?

the client will demand ideas of what they could use.

What input will the client have on the final product?

How does the final idea get agreed?

The client has a really huge part in the final product because the client will ask the productions company for ideas and the ideas will be presented to the client and the client would choose which bits the would like to change from the proposal that is presented to them.

 What are the pros and cons of this type of brief?

The pros of this is the fact that you can get help on what you wanted to do and it shows you different perspective and you can also change little bits that you don't like or what you would love to add on. The cons of this could be that the client would possibly not be happy with the ideas presented so It would take things longer than expected.

for example if a school was looking to start a new sports programme but the didn't really know what their students would like they would hire a company to see what the possible sport is and they'd pitch the idea to the school and the school would have to see if they happy with it and what they would like to change about it. 

Informal briefs

-How is an informal brief created?
An informal brief is created when both client and production company have talk to each other and its never written so everything that is said by both parties isn't certain so both parties have to work by trust.

-What do both parties rely on if undertaking an informal brief?
For an informal brief to work successfully both parties have to rely on trust because nothing is legally written down.
-What does the brief contain?
The brief would contain a quick meetings from both parties they would talk about what they cant and these discussions would usually be noted by both parties. 
-How might the contract be agreed?
after the decisions and discussions are done the verbal contract is usually sealed by a handshake to show trust.

-What are the pros and cons of an informal brief?
the pros of an informal brief is that both parties get to freely exchange what they want from each other and it doesn't have to be written down on a contract but on the other hand the cons of this might be that any of the parties can change their mind or choose not to fulfil their side of the deal and they'll be no consequences for this. 

Formal briefs

-Summarise in 1 sentence what a formal brief is:
A Formal brief is when the client presents his product to the production company.

-Who gives a formal brief?
A formal brief is given by the clients.
-Who agrees the content of the brief?
Both parties agree with content.
-What does the brief contain?
the brief contains none legal issues so it's usually words exchanged.
-What are the pros and cons of formal briefs?
The pros of a formal brief everything is structured and you know what is going to happen as a client because everything has been done beforehand. the cons of this is the fact that its not legally done so the production company can just change their mind and the client wont have a say on it because its not written on paper.

Negotiated briefs

Explain in 1 sentence what is a negotiated brief?
A negotiation brief is when the company and the client discuss that they would want for example the expectations, money and what you're you don't like about the other parties side of the contract.  

- How do the parties decide the best ideas?
The parties can decide which is the best idea by brain storming things together and seeing what the other party thinks their idea needs improvement on.

-What are the benefits for the client?
the benefits of the client is the fact that they can choose if they want to do a job or not and they can change the contract because they choose how they want to work.

-What are the disadvantages?
The disadvantages of being this is the fact that if the company doesn't agree with your working conditions they can just move on to another client. 

-What are the benefits for the production company?
The advantages that a company has is the fact that the can set standards early on because the sort out the contract and the just need a clients that can work in terms and conditions.

-What are the disadvantages?
The disadvantages that companies have is that the clients and negotiate if they like the contract or not and its up to the company if they can afford to do them changes.

contractual breif

- Explain in 1 sentence what is a contractual brief?

A contractual brief is when a client and company/business come to an agreement on a specific task, the company is usually employed by the client and they discuss the contract before both parties agree terms.

- What is the purpose of a contractual brief?
the purpose of a contractual brief is to set guidelines that the client and company have to follow for example deadlines and budget.
- Who sets the conditions of the contract?
the company usually set the contract but the client can usually tell thinks that they don't like about the contract and what they would like to change about it and after everyone is happy with their side of the contract and they will sign it off.
- What happens if the contract is broken?
breach of contract can have serious consequences from being sued for what you wasn't able to deliver or the contract is terminated. in the future people or companies wouldn't work with you because they can see you don't stick to you contracts which is really bad for companies and clients reputation.
- What are the pros and cons of having a contract?

The pros to having a contract is that you have an agreement that has to be met legally and if not met you can take legal action but on the other hand the cons of having a contract is after you sign the contract you can't change it or change your mind.You can only change it if you come to an agreement or you come to a fee that might have been written down if any of the parties wanted to terminate the contract. 

-When is payment due?

-Why do you think the payment has been arranged in this way?

-What other demands are made about extra cost, time, content?