task 1- Contractual brief

http://www.silcom.com/~tomjolly/contract.htm

This specific brief is an example of a contractual brief between a game company and a games developer. It starts of by stating that the games developer grants distribution rights to the games company, basically signing over the rights of the game exclusively to the games company so no other competitive company can gain access to distribute the game. Other such stipulations the contract states is that the game is an original idea or ‘intellectual property’ of the games developer and has not been plagiarised from an existing product, it also places a part which states the games company can change or develop upon ideas set out in the games developers original idea, this would give the company a chance to expand upon the idea such as previous companies have done with games such as monopoly where they have brought out other editions of the game such as the oxford edition in an attempt to raise sales at certain times of the year such as Christmas. A major point of the contract is that the games developer is signing away his rights to personally advertise this game or place a recommended retail price upon the product which is the reason a developer would sign a contract with a distribution company in the first place as they would maximise the audience of the game and invariantly the profits would increase as well. The rest of the contract is a series of small paragraphs which cover the distribution of royalties and making it clear that the games developer has no more input on his product except that they might make suggestions which may or may not be used. This seems to be a pretty standard contract which since the game must be in an advanced state of pre-production for a contract such as this to be drawn up then it seems to be in the best interest of the games developer to sign the rights away for a share of royalties so that he may begin upon his next project.

Working to a brief

Working to a brief

Proposal

Episode 1: my idea is split into 3 5 minute episodes, the first episode will be based on introducing a single secondary school and two pupils about to sit there GCSE’s and discussing the choices they have made for entering higher education. There are a couple of choices for schoolchildren after they complete their mandatory education in school and this series will be an educational documentary on what awaits them after school. The main choice I am focussing on is the college option and what awaits our pupils as they decide on what subjects to take and which college to attend and the decisions they make and their application process. I am choosing two pupils who are going to the same college but taking different qualifications and in this first episode it will be about what choices there are for the students depending on their projected outcomes for their GCSE’S, my first student shall be taking the BTEC qualification route and my second student shall be taking a host of different A-levels both with the intentions of going to university after college. This is primarily going to be aimed at 14-15 year olds and be an educational experience of what awaits them and to be as informative as possible of what college can offer them as students and adults making the transition between childhood and adulthood, but for as secondary audience this will also be for the parents of the students and will be offering vital information which will give the parents an insight into what choices their child will be faced with. So in summary the first episode will be a brief introduction to a secondary school and two students who currently attend the school and their dilemma of choosing which courses to take when they attend college. Also there will be a more in-depth look at the college the students are to attend and the choices they offer potential students through an interview with the head teacher of the college.

Episode 2: For the second episode we will give an introduction to two students currently in their first year of college, one student shall be studying A-levels and the second shall be studying a BTEC qualification. Through interviews with the pupils, teachers and parents of the teachers we will gain insight into daily life at the college and the aspirations of the pupils and the thoughts of the parents of the students on their Childs choices. In this episode we hope to give an insight into workload of the student and timetables and life at a college which can educate viewers on if college is the right choice for them. We will go in-depth into what the opportunities the different courses offer and we will touch briefly on the possible future of universities

Episode 3: For the last episode we will be focussing on the exam finals of an A-level student and their preparations for these as well as their aspirations for universities and the way the college helps educate the students on university and the help they provide in application processes. The second pupil we will follow in their last year and the grades they need to meet to be given the chance of possible further education at university. This episode will be as informative as possible on the prospect of education in university and the help the college provides on assisting the students in finding their perfect university course. This will provide all the details a student and a parent will need to know to help make their choices after leaving college, this episode will also interview teachers on their views of the courses studied at college and the opportunities provided on helping their child make the choice of going to university. This episode will end on a brief last word from all 6 of the pupils featured throughout all 3 episodes and a brief explanation of what they did next during the credits.