MINDMAPS

• Doesn't require organisation
• non-linear structure
• helps build and expand on ideas
• easy to create
• requires no specialist knowledge

TYPES OF BRIEF

types of briefs can dictate how you work with the client to produce the product.

• contractual -  production company goes into a legally binding contract with the client which if they'd not meet the requirements there can be legal repercussions.

• negotiated - this is a co-operative brief given to two or more media companies working on the same project. This makes any issues easier to solve as they can discuss together and solve it together.

• informal - often verbal only, it is where the client and the media agency they have employed discuss the requirements and agree on the project for the product however this is often not recorded or written down.

• tender - this is where the client will advertise their brief and a media production company will bring together a proposal that they will pitch to the client. This will usually happen with multiple companies which the client will then get to pick from.

• formal - this is when a production company is given by the client who outlines what they want to be made. This type of brief only gives enough information to be able to produce the product, any issues or information that the media company would like to go over can be discussed during the negotiations with the client.

Informal as its only your mates band so has most likely only been discussed about and not written down

Advantage 1 - it is not fixed so it would be easy to contact the production company to make changes as there is also no time frame for it being completed.

Advantage 2 - most likely quite cheap as this type of brief is usually used for smaller less important projects and you have creative freedom due to there being no specific requirements.

Disadvantage 1 - not the most specific and no details are recorded so it is easier to make mistakes.

Disadvantage 2 - lacks specialisation so the result may not be up to the standards you wanted.