This document outlines potential problems that could occur during the production of a short film and proposes solutions and responsibilities. It identifies issues such as equipment failure, lack of availability of cast or crew, weather problems, and forgetting to book necessary resources. The proposed solutions generally involve contingency planning, checking equipment beforehand, having backup plans and equipment, and booking resources in advance. Responsibilities for dealing with potential issues are assigned as appropriate, such as the person using or collecting a given piece of equipment.

1. Contingency Planning
Pot. Problem Effect on Production Solution/Control Person Responsible
The camera could break The production would take
longer as I would need to go
and get another camera.
A solution would be to make sure
that the camera was working
before grabbingit.
Whoever is usingthe camera at the
time unless itis somethingelse
entirely.
The battery for the camera
could die
The effect, which It would
have on production,would
be that It would take more
time to film.
A solution,which would help,
would be to make surethat you
bringa sparebattery. And also to
see how much charge the battery
has.
There is no one who should be
responsiblefor the battery dying.
The camera could be faulty If the camera was faulty it
would change the amount of
time, which the recording
would take.
A solution to the camera being
faulty would be to check if there
was anythingwrong with the
camera before taking it.
The only who could be responsible
would be the person who would be
collectingthe camera.
lack of equipment If there was a lack of
equipment itwould increase
the time which would be
needed for recording.
A solution to a lack of equipment
would be to make surethat you
either get the equipment firstor
book it out so that you make sure
that you have itfirst.
The person who would be
responsiblewould be the person
who is supposed to collectall of the
equipment, which Is necessary.
If the character which Is
the main person in my
short film cannot film on
the day which I want to.
The production would either
be postponed until they
could be in it,or I could get
another person to act out
everything.
A solution would be to make sure
that the person could be there on
the day or I could make sure that
I have a backup person for my
shortfilm.
The person responsiblewould either
be myself or the person who could
not make it to the recording.
Another organisational
problem which could occur
would be if there was bad
weather
I would have to waituntil the
bad weather finished or just
filmon another day.
A solution would be to check the
weather before filmingor we
could filminsidecollegeor
outside.
There wouldn’t really beany
responsiblefor the weather.
Someone may be ill on the
day of filming
It results in the short film
being postponed until they
can actually film.
A solution would be to Make sure
that you had someone that could
back them up if there were not
ableto make it.
There wouldn’t be any one
responsible.
I could pick a day which
people are not available
on.
It will causeme to have to
filmanother and will takea
lot longer to filmitbecause I
will haveto wait.
A way in which I could find a
solution would be to plan a day in
which everyone I need is
available.
The person who would be
responsiblewould be me and also
maybe the person who couldn’t
make it.
I could forget to book
equipment, which I need.
It would affect my
production becauseI would
have to waitfor the
equipment to be free to use.
I would need to make surethat I
remember to book out the
equipment, which I need to use.
The person who would be
responsiblewould be myself.
The memory card could run
out of space
It would causethe
production to take longer as
we would have to go and get
a new memory card.
A solution would be to wipe the
memory card before usingthem
so that you have all thespace
that it necessary.
The responsibility would be on
myself.
The memory card could
break
The production would take a
hit as I would have to go and
collecta new memory card
The solution would be to make
sure there are no problems with
memory card before taking it.
I would be responsiblefor the
memory card.
Some clips I might not be
able to find or they could
be inaccessible.
It would take me more time
to finish.
A solution would be too have
backup clips ready.
I will be responsiblefor this
Audio recorder could break It will causeproduction to
take longer.
The solution would be to make
sure there are no problems with
recorder before takingit.
I would be responsiblefor the audio
device.