Unit 5 - Individual Diary of working with client

Notes from the client

24th January 2012 - First contact with client, we recieved an email from our client with details of the project including final date and what must be applyed in the video. We emailed him back asking if we could have a meeting with him to discuss the topic and the important features he wanted involved in the video.

1st February 2012 - Revieving the brief, upon ths we were given several different briefs and we were to chose which one we would complete. we then contacted our client again and asked him what important features he would like to be included in the presentation.

6th February 2012 - Software problem, problem resolved quickley by the choice of programme being changed. We noted this and how to solve the problem so that if it occured again the future we know how to solve it.

6th March 2012 - Contact with the client allowing them to ask us questions to do with the project to make sure everything was on track, in this interaction we were also allowed to ask thm questions incase anything was going wrong or if there is anyhting we were not sure about.

20th March 2012 - Contact with client, we sent them the first draft of the video to allow them to give us feedback or let us know if anything needed to change. Between us we talked about what needed to be changed and how it could be improved before dealing with the change in production.

3rd April 2012 - Contact with client, this allowed us to find any problems with the final video. We asked him for details on what he wanted changed and what he would prefer the production to be like, after feedback we got to work with making our final video.

17th April 2012 - This allowed our client to see the video before the final edits are completed.by doing this we were able to get a last bit of editing in before the final video was sent off, and seen by or client. After this our feedback is given and assessed by the client.

Unit 5 Task 1d) Class Presentation in Groups of 4

Working to a Brief from chamahan

Unit 5 - Task 2b Video Log exemplar Diary

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

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.

Unit 5 - Task 2b) Client meeting: 1 Negotiate & respond to the brief

Responding to the brief:

When I was given this brief offer by my manager I was immediately keen on taking it up. My main reasons behind why I chose to respond to this brief is because the brief itself is my category of expertise, I am a very confident with my filming and editing styles which I felt would come in very handy for a brief such as this one.

I responded to my manager within the day of receiving the brief telling him I would take up the brief offer and complete it for the given deadline. I also sent him a questionnaire for him to fill in. The reason for the questionnaire was to get as much detail out of my manager as possible about how he wanted the final video to be like. Below is a copy of the questionnaire table that he filled in and emailed back to me.

Approximately how long do you wish the advertising video to be?	Roughly around three minutes long seconds but no longer than minute. Time of the video does not matter too much because we won’t be putting this video forwards for TV promotion. YouTube is a much more likely location for the video you are going to make.
Should I include music? If so what music should I include? Any sound effects?	You may use copyright free music, as long as it is upbeat and has no swearing in it. Sound effect can be inserted in the video, but don’t insert them into unnecessary parts of the video. We are very keen for you to keep the sound in from your footage so that people listening can audibly capture the experience. Make sure you cut out any areas that include swearwords or other offensive language.
Shall I include important information in the video such as pricing or the logo? If so then when should I include it?	No, We only want the video to show people who are new to Skirmish paintball what it is all about. We will insert pricing and other vital information in text underneath the video.
Are there any rules or health and safety modulations I should know about if I’m about to film people playing paintball?  If so please list them.	The usual rules as if you were marshalling a game. Wear body suit and helmet. We might suggest a protective or paint proof cover for your camera. Just to warn you, we will not cover the costs for any of your equipment if it is damaged when filming.
What is the final deadline?	I don’t see the need for a deadline, but If you require one I would like the video done before late May.
What features of Skirmish Paintball would you like me to video? Paintball, Laser tag or Airsoft? Should I film gameplay, special events, or any other features?	I would like it if you featured game play of airsoft games only. We already have a large amount of past footage advertising paintball. However we have hardly any footage of airsoft.

Budget

There is no budget for my given brief because I am doing this brief for free. The camera and recording equipment is owned by me. I use editing software at home and on College site. The health and safety equipment was handed to me on the days of filming without any requirement of payment.

Project management and developing my final video from feedback

Now that I had all the information I needed to start filming I had to start managing how I was going to make the video. In other words I did pre-production for my promotional video.

Research into similar video ads:

I needed to do research into similar promotional videos to see what video capturing and editing styles they used to make their videos.  At first I found it difficult finding promotional videos along the same category, but a work colleague told that there was a skirmish paintball channel on YouTube.  The channel was very helpful to my research; I found the most common video capturing technique was filming the footage in a first person view using a head strap with the camera. I think this was good way of way of capturing footage because the audience could relate to it as what it would look and feel like if they were playing right then.

The majority of the videos I saw used montage editing techniques keeping the all the airsoft action on screen flowing at a constant rate. This is a technique I decided I would be using because it would help keep the audience interested and fixed on the video.

Below is the link to the Skirmish paintball YouTube channel that I used to research into similar video ads.

http://www.youtube.com/user/skirmishpaintballtv?feature=results_main

Unit 5 - Task 1: Contractual, Formal, Negotiated, Informal, Tender

Contractual, Formal, Negotiated, Informal, Tender

Contractual client brief: This 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 their may be disagreements between what the client and the company would like to be on the contractual brief.

Formal brief: This is the type of brief that may change during the process due to other requiments, this is the brief that may be more relaxed than others. The layout of a formal brief would be very relaxed and easy to read, it would allow the client to understand and create product more easily and quickly.

Negotiated brief: Almost the same as the formal brief exept that this kind of brief can have iput from both sides of the creation both the client and the company, this type of brief is normally created over the phone.

Informal brief: This type of brief is done face to face through a meeting, all aspects of the brief must appeal to all members from the client list, the advantages of doing an informal brief is that it can create a relaxed enviroment and their for be created alot quicker, the disadvantages of a informal brief is that it can be seen as unprofessional and unclear.

Tender brief: This is the type of brief you would recieve if you are new to the company and wher you would develop your ideas amongst others and from their the company would decide if you should be the client. The advantages are that it is very relaxed and easy however the disadvatages are that you may not be chosen as the final client.

Things that you would expect to see in a brief for a media company would be, the task that has to be undertaken, the payment that you would recieve, and what the role you must undertake would be. 

Examples of the different types of briefs: contractual

Tender

Unit 5: Task 1 - A guide to working in the creative media sector - Exemplar

A guide to working in the creative media sector.

When working in the creative media section, you would come across many types of briefs and contracts, below you will find the different types of briefs with examples and information.

Contractual brief 

 This 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 their may be disagreements between what the client and the company would like to be on the contractual brief.

Formal brief

This is the type of brief that may change during the process due to other requiments, this is the brief that may be more relaxed than others. The layout of a formal brief would be very relaxed and easy to read, it would allow the client to understand and create product more easily and quickly.

Negotiated brief 

Almost the same as the formal brief exept that this kind of brief can have input from both sides of the creation both the client and the company, this type of brief is normally created over the phone. The brief is likely to tell you what you need to do aswell as other information such as the scope of work, medium required, size, cost, target group, time frame, quantities and siting. For this type of brief the usual client is someone who owns a small company that would be able to negotiate the brief to suit both the recipent and the creators. the communication between the client and the company is very important for this brief as it is created by both parties and all decisions must be made together.

Informal brief 

This type of brief is done face to face through a meeting, all aspects of the brief must appeal to all members from the client list, the advantages of doing an informal brief is that it can create a relaxed enviroment and their for be created alot quicker, the disadvantages of a informal brief is that it can be seen as unprofessional and unclear.

Tender brief 

 This is the type of brief you would recieve if you are new to the company and wher you would develop your ideas amongst others and from their the company would decide if you should be the client. The advantages are that it is very relaxed and easy however the disadvatages are that you may not be chosen as the final client.

Commision 

http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/nmem/PDFs/LifeOnlineOpenCommissionBrief.pdf

click on the link above to see a commision brief in use.

This type of brief allows compensation to the clients, the service that they give is called commission or brokerage.  This brief is different to other types of briefs as it allows the customer to apply to get money back.

Cooperative brief

this type of brief allows there to be two or more parties involved in the brief, it allows many clients to work together. this is different to other briefs as it allows more than one person to be in with the brief.

Competition brief

This 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.

Unit 5: Task 1 - A guide to working in the creative media sector - Exemplar

A guide to working in the creative media sector.

When working in the creative media section, you would come across many types of briefs and contracts, below you will find the different types of briefs with examples and information.

Contractual brief 

 This 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 their may be disagreements between what the client and the company would like to be on the contractual brief.

Formal brief

This is the type of brief that may change during the process due to other requiments, this is the brief that may be more relaxed than others. The layout of a formal brief would be very relaxed and easy to read, it would allow the client to understand and create product more easily and quickly.

Negotiated brief 

Almost the same as the formal brief exept that this kind of brief can have input from both sides of the creation both the client and the company, this type of brief is normally created over the phone. The brief is likely to tell you what you need to do aswell as other information such as the scope of work, medium required, size, cost, target group, time frame, quantities and siting. For this type of brief the usual client is someone who owns a small company that would be able to negotiate the brief to suit both the recipent and the creators. the communication between the client and the company is very important for this brief as it is created by both parties and all decisions must be made together.

Informal brief 

This type of brief is done face to face through a meeting, all aspects of the brief must appeal to all members from the client list, the advantages of doing an informal brief is that it can create a relaxed enviroment and their for be created alot quicker, the disadvantages of a informal brief is that it can be seen as unprofessional and unclear.

Tender brief 

 This is the type of brief you would recieve if you are new to the company and wher you would develop your ideas amongst others and from their the company would decide if you should be the client. The advantages are that it is very relaxed and easy however the disadvatages are that you may not be chosen as the final client.

Commision 

http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/nmem/PDFs/LifeOnlineOpenCommissionBrief.pdf

click on the link above to see a commision brief in use.

This type of brief allows compensation to the clients, the service that they give is called commission or brokerage.  This brief is different to other types of briefs as it allows the customer to apply to get money back.

Cooperative brief

this type of brief allows there to be two or more parties involved in the brief, it allows many clients to work together. this is different to other briefs as it allows more than one person to be in with the brief.

Competition brief

This 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.