This document outlines potential problems and contingency plans for a film project. It identifies 14 potential issues under the categories of technical, organizational, logistical, and personnel. For each issue, it describes the potential effect on production, a proposed solution or control measure, and names the person responsible. The issues include things like equipment malfunction, permission to film in locations being denied, transportation of gear, theft, weather, availability of crew members, and data corruption or loss. The document serves to anticipate challenges and have backup plans in place to keep the film project on track if issues arise.

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
People walkinginto
frame.
Might notget the
scene I wantto create
as there mightbe too
manypeople.
I wouldhave someone
out of frame guiding
people aroundsothat
people don’twalkin
frontof the camera.
Me
It might rain. If it doesrainI wont be
able to shoot
outdoors.Many of the
shotsI want to getwill
be locatedoutdoors.
To combat the rain I
can filmindoors.The
trainstationin York for
example isagreat
openspace I can film
in.
Me
Gettingpermissionto
film
I mightnot have the
permissiontofilmin
certainareas.
To get written
permissioninadvance.
Me
Reservinga camera There are a limited
amountof camerasin
the college soonlya
fewpeople canreserve
themat a time.
If I reserve acamera2
or 3 weeksinadvance I
shouldbe able toget a
camera out.
Me
Transporting
equipment
For eachphoto-shootI
will have totransport
equipmentfromone
place to another.
To get aroundthis
problemIwill have to
geta bag to putthe
equipmentin.
equipmentlike a
camera.
Me
Transporting larger
equipment
A tripodisone of the
largerpiecesof
equipmentthatIwill
needtouse to produce
my video.
Otherlargerpiecesof
equipmentcanbe
transportedusing
publictransportlike a
bus.There are buses
fromcollege tomy
house inFishergate
whichtakeslessthen
an hour.
Me
Theft Anycity hasan issue
withtheft,with
expensive equipment
like the stuff Iwill be
usinga prime target.
I will have tokeepall
equipmentinview and
on me/the people
workingwithme.
Me mainly,howeverit
will include Kai and
Harry.
Camera not working
correctly
I mightgeta faulty
camera whichmight
To combat thisI will
unfortunatelyhave to
Me

2. have an issue I can’t fix setthe cameraaside
and notuse it,so as to
not amplifythe issue.
AndI will have to
returnit as soonas I
can.
Availability Someone I’mworking
withmightnotbe able
to turn upfor the film
shoot,thiscouldbe for
manyreasons.
To planthe
photoshootsasfar in
advance as possible.
Me
Corrupting shots Shotsmightcorrupt if I
don’tsave them
correctly.
I mustmake sure that I
have multiple locations
that I save my clips
fromfilming.
Me
Gettingrejectedfor
permissionto film
WhenI do ask for
permissiontofilmin
some areas,I might
not getacceptedto
film.Thiscouldbe for
manyreasonsbut in
general Iwontbe able
to filminthat location.
If I doget rejectedto
filmina locationIwill
have to look
elsewhere.The other
locationswill have to
be planned.
Me
SD card could be
broken
I mightgetto filming
and findthatno
footage can be
recordedonthisSD
card.
To combat this
problemIcan testthe
card as soon as I take
out the camera from
college.
Me
Dropping equipment The camera and other
equipmentisvery
delicate andexpensive.
To make sure I don’t
drop the equipment
like the camera,I will
have to firstlykeepthe
equipmentinasafe
space whenimnot
usingit.Thiswouldbe
the case that the
camera comesin.and
secondlyIwill have to
keepa firmbutsteady
gripon the camera as
well asusingthe strap
on the camera,so as to
keepitaroundmy
neckso it doesn’tfall
to the ground.The
same will be forthe
othersaroundme.
Me, Kai,Harry.
Saving data Data will have tobe
savedto different
locationsafterfilming.
AfterfilmingIwill save
the footage to 2
differentlocations.The
firstone will be tomy

3. D:/ drive onmy
personal computer.
Thisis a safe backup
locationforthe
footage. The other
locationwill be my
backupmemorystickI
use for mymain work
at college.Easily
transportable with
plentyof space.