1. ContingencyPlanning
ProjectTitle:
Consider:1.Technical [camera, equipment,etc], 2. Organisational, 3. Logistical and 4. Personnel
Ideally4 or 5 for each
Pot. Problem Effecton Production Solution/Control PersonResponsible
Technical: camera
runs out of battery
It will delaythe shoot
and delaythe
interview,whichmean
we will have lesstime
to do the interview.
We can have a spare
batterybut if worse
comesto the worse we
will use someone’s
phone because most
phoneshave a high
qualitycamera
The personwhogot all
the equipment.
Technical:tripod is
broken
It will delaythe shoot.
The camera will be
wobblywhichwith
make the interview
lookbad because itis
shaking
We couldgo andget
anothertripod.
The personwho was
usingthe tripodor the
personwhogot the
tripodbecause they
mightof pickeda bad
tripod
Technical:SD card
runs out of storage
Thiswill delaythe
shoot.Thiswill give us
lesstime todo the
interview
Bringspare SD cards
justin cases.We could
alsodelete all the old
footage
The personwhogot all
the equipment
Technical:camera is
broken and there is no
spares
Thiswill delaythe
shootbecause we
wouldneedtofindan
alternative andwe
wouldhave toexplain
it to the personswho
the camera was inmy
case the collages
Wouldcoulduses
someone’sphone
because some phone
have reallygood
cameras
The personwhogot all
the equipmentorthe
personwhowasusing
the camera.
Technical:audio is
very poor due to the
wind goingpast the
microphone
It woulddelaythe
shootbecause we
wouldhave toreshoot
the interview because
the audiowas bad
We couldtry andfix It I
postor I couldbuya
propermic suchas a
lapel mic
The personwhowas
usingthe camera
Organisational:
Someone turns up to
the shoot wearing
somethingdifferentto
the day before.So in
the interviewitwould
look wired
Thiswoulddelaythe
productionbecause
the interview would
lookfunnybecause in
differentshotsthey
mightbe wearing
differentclothes.
Justwear the same
clothsas theywore the
otherday.
The personwearing
the differentclothes
Organisational:
Someone forgot to
bring a certain prop
for the interview
Thiswoulddelaythe
interview because I
mightneedocertain
prop forthe interview
We couldtry anduse
somethingelseforthe
prop or do something
else instead.
The personbringing
the prop

2. and I wouldn’tbe able
to do itwithoutit
Organisational:
Someone mightbe
busy doinganother
task that day of
shooting
Thiswill delaythe
shootbecause we
needthemto help
filming.
We couldtry andfind
someone else tofitin
for them.
The personwhoisn’t
here.
Organisational:
someone forgetsto
bring there camera
which is needforthe
shoot
Thiswill delaythe
shootingbecause we
wouldneedthe
camera to filmthe
interview andwithout
the camera
Like I saidif we broke
the camera we could
use someone’sphone
The personwhowas
supposedtobringthe
camera.
Organisational:
someone isusing the
location that you need
for your film.
Thiswill delaythe
shootbecause we
wouldhave tofind
somewhere else to
film
We couldfind
somewhere else to
filmorwe could just
shootlaterthat day or
anotherday.
The personwhowas
supposedtofindthe
location.
Logistical: Bus breaks
down
Thiswill delaythe
shootbecause the
personwe needis
stuck onthe bus
we couldtry and find
someone else tohelp
film
The bus company.
Logistical: Someone’s
car breaks down
The will delaythe
shootbecause the
personisstuck with
the car
we couldtry and find
someone else tohelp
film
The car companyand
the persondriving
Logistical: there is too
much equipmentto
bring the certain
location
Thiswill delaythe
shootbecause we
wouldhave tobringall
the equipmentupand
thensetit all up.
We couldtry and
condense the
equipmentdownand
onlybringthingswe
reallyneed
The personbringing
the equipment
Logistical: someone
cant gettransport to
the certain location
Thiswill delaythe
shootbecause we
wouldneedtofindand
alternate mode of
transport.
We couldtry andfind
someone else inthe
meantime
The personwhocant
getthere
Personnel:Someone is
ill and cannot come to
the shoot that day
Thiswill delaythe
shootbecause the
personissickand it
will give uslesstime to
do the interview.
We couldtry andfind
someone else inthe
meantime.
The personwhois ill
Personnel:Someone is
injuredduring the film
in of the film
Thiswill delaythe
shootbecause we
wouldhave tohelp
themand go to the
hospital togetthem
sortedout.Andwe will
have lesstime todo
the interview
We couldtry andfind
someone else tohelp
filmwhile we are gone.
The personinjuredor
the personwho
injuredthem
Personnel:someone
has a personal
Thiswill delaythe
shootbecause we will
We couldtry andfind
someone else toshoot
The people whoare
arguing.

3. problemwith another
memberof one of the
cast or crew, which
causes tensionand
drama.
have to sort outthe
argument.Thiswill
give uslesstime todo
the interview.
while we are sorting
the argumentout
Personnel:Someone
has to leave earlyto
catch a bus or a train.
Thiswill impactthe
shootbecause we will
have one lessperson
to helpuse shoot.
We couldtry andfind
someone else tohelp
us shoot.
The personwhohas to
leave