21:02:12

Since the last lesson Sophie and I have started our pre-production work, we have completed our risk assessment and call sheets as well as our storyboards during todays lesson, by next lesson we will aim to have all the pre-production work done and part of the filming completed. We have also been discussing locations in which to film and have been in contact with our client and places of interest. Our client has asked us to upload mini clips on vimeo so therefore he can look at our work in progress and if we are staying on the right track.

Production Log

7th Febuary
We have contacted our client and decided on how we should contact them and what would be the best time. We have looked up homless hostels ect to find where we can film and interview. We have got in contact with the salvation army.

Questionaire on realating to a brief

With reference to examples explain the differences between a contractual brief and a competition brief?

 A competition brief is mainly open ended and allows the recipient to interpret it in its own way. Therefore it is reliant on the recipient, so then overall they aim to produce a product or artefact to their other competitors attempting to achieve the level of having a concept made by the clientele. An example could be as follows;
- A creative idea that understands brief wants.
- A full understanding of the brief
- Being able to be inventive as well as complying with the brief.

A contractual brief is an agreement between two parties. This arrangement which must be completed in order for the contract to be understood if not the product or artefact produced is then rejected and the contract to be voided. An example of a contractual brief could be to the codes and convention of a normal documentary this would then relate to a heavy pre-production documentation any professional businesses.

With reference to a current brief, give an explanation of your roll in a group project you have been working on?

Again for unit 27 factual programming I have been a researcher, a camera women and an interviewee.

What are your duties? What professional qualities do you need to fulfil the brief?

 My duty in the role of unit 27 was to be a researcher as well as a camera women as well as being interviewed. Therefore anything I said on camera had to be professional with reasoning behind what I’m saying and relating to the research on the subject. Therefore doing this in a team it bring together team  work & building skills as well as leadership coordination skills.

With reference to a specific example, explain your interaction with the client and what changes or further understanding occurred?

 Going back again to Unit 27 for factual programming we interacted throughout the task with the client. This meant we had to consistently hold secessions between ourselves and the client to update them on what stage of the process we were at as to work towards our goal any changes made to see that the product produced was best suited to the needs and requirements of the client.

With reference specific examples, explain what new skills you developed during the undertaking of a brief?

 I myself worked more on using a camera. Understanding how to handle the pressure of working to a client’s needs. Understanding how to work quickly and efficiently toward deadlines given. To be able to interact and make choices with other team members.

With reference to an example, explain the opportunities and constraints you encountered with a brief and how you responded to them?

The lack of budget which we had meant that many locations and materials needed could not be brought up to the upright best of standards, the time of which the project needed to be handed in meant we have a short period of time whereby we needed to plan film and edit was limited. Overall the way we must go about it must be scheduled in order to make sure the time of which we had for our production was ready by deadline.  

Interpreting the brief

What you will need to do:

-Establish and clarify the user or client for the user or client for the purposed product or client in order to inform design decisions.

-Find and evaluate information related to the brief

Developing and refining the design concept

-          Develop an initial design concept consistent with the parameters of the brief.

-          Explore and evaluate information relating to the brief.

Liaising with the client

-          Agree on the communication process and the frequency of communication with the client.

-          Present concepts of for work at appropriate stages during the design process as required.

-          Pro-actively seek and act on feedback from the client.

-          Agree on concept for work that complies with the brief.

Plan the production of the work

-          Identify all components required to produce the work.

-          Assess technical requirements associated with the production with the production using any guidelines given.

Complete the production of the work

-          Collect &/ or organise required components for the work

-          Produce&/ or monitor the production of work ensuring that all parameters of the brief are met.

-          Accurately document the work progress in a format appropriate to the nature of the design and the requirements of the brief.  

Further Information to consider

Specifications:

-          The scope of the work

-          The medium required

-          Its size

-          Its cost

-          The target group

-          Time frames

-          Quantities

Constraints

-          Cost of production

-          Distribution

-          Number of items

-          Budgeting/financing

Pertinent Information

-          Industry Standards  

-          Design Standards

-          Material characteristics

-          Style Considerations

-          Legal, contractual, ethical and copyright considerations

-          Health and safety

-          Current trends in the application of material techniques tools and equipment

-          New technology and innovation

Formats for concept submission

-          DVD/CD/VHS

-          Book/Magazine

-          Script

-          Storyboard

-          Animated Storyboards

-          Tape

-          Ratios

Documentary of Workflow

-          Treatment

-          Storyboard

-          Script

-          Amendments

-          Filming schedule

-          Shot list

-          Take list

-          Cast list

-          Location list

-          Editing log

-          Budget

-          Risk assessment

-          Continuity Documentations

Contractual Brief:
A contractual brief is a voluntary, deliberate and legal binding agreement. This can be shared with two or more competent parties. Contracts mainly contain written content but can be spoken or implied. A contractual relationship is evidenced by;

1. An offer
2. An acceptance of the offer
3. Legal and valuable consideration

   Contracts can be oral, written, or implied by the parties’ actions. A written document which purports to be a contract is in fact merely evidence of the details of the fundamentals noted above. It is not the contract itself. For obvious reasons, it has become the practice in most situations to spell out all the details that the parties have agreed to in writing. This ensures that everyone can see in black and white exactly what they are agreeing to and make any changes that they want made clear to the other party.

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