Contractual Brief - A legal document created between a employee and a client, outlining the duties that the company will require to be done and how the company organises their work. the document states what the overall expectations of the client are as well as prices they has agreed on and payment terms.

This example of a brief is very exact and detailed it involves information about the project, its duration, as well as job duties that will be required this sets an idea of what will be expected of the employee by having the contractual brief they rare agreeing to all these expectations and in turn must abide by these expectations.

Negotiated Brief - The client and the employer will come to an agreement upon the brief of the project, including the final ideas of both the employer and client. It is key that both agree on the brief or it will cause problems in the future.

commission brief - This is when a large corporation for example The Guardian employ and independent company to work for them and produce a product/project. this brief which is a negotiation between two media companies.

Tender Brief - The client will advertise the need for a media production to be created. a potential production company will set up a brief, budget and proposal which is then pitched to the potential client to gain the chance to work for them, the client then decides which proposal they like best from the group of candidates.

This brief discuses in detail the project and what is expected the key information is there to help potential employees, it states what is expected from the project. in this example it states the key fact about the creative financing for example the amount of money they offer and who its available for, after this they then state their proposal and what they expect from the project this is then open to any potential employee that is whiling to take on the job.

informal brief - less professional than a traditional brief, outlines the project verbally, does not require an means of written document. this is a discussion between the client and the employer where they come to a general agreement over the details of the contract.

Co-Operative Brief - tow or several production companies are employed to operate upon a set brief, which they complete together as a team. the project has a certain deadline.

 competition brief - This brief is accessible to all production companies participating in creating a project/product which will then be judged, and the most popular and impressive will then be taken to publication by the client.

This example is for a short film contest and gives the reader a good background information as well as a  brief of the requirements, deadline for the competition and how it will be judged. this is all self explanatory and is written is a simple from so that it can be understood by anyone who is interested in joining the competition.