The document outlines potential problems that could occur during a film production and proposes contingency plans to address them. It identifies issues related to technical equipment, organizational factors, logistics, and personnel. Specific potential problems listed include camera or battery malfunctions, lack of necessary equipment, weather issues, illness among personnel, scheduling conflicts, lost or inaccessible footage, and audio recorder malfunctions. Corresponding solutions generally center around ensuring backup equipment and content are available, checking equipment functionality in advance, and selecting filming dates when all necessary participants are free. Responsibility for addressing each potential problem is also assigned.

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
When editing I could spot
some errors
The production would
take longer as I would
need to go and get
another camera and re-
film.
Make sureeverything is
perfect by watching
whilstrecording.
Everybody on the filmingsight.
Late to recording Could delay getting
specific shots
Arrive early to location. Me
Might need some different
equipment then what I’m
using
Will delay as I need to
retake the shots with
the new equipment.
Know all theshots that
are goingto happen
before recording.
Me
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 surethat the
camera was working
before grabbingit.
Whoever is usingthe camera at
the time unless itis something
else 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
sure that 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 recordingwould
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
responsiblewould be the
person who would be collecting
the camera.
lack of equipment If there was a lack of
equipment itwould
increasethe 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 it first.
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 surethat 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 itto the
recording.
Another organisational
problem which could occur
would be if there was bad
weather
I would have to wait
until the bad weather
finished or justfilmon
another day.
A solution would be to
check the weather
before filmingor we
could filminsidecollege
or outside.
There wouldn’t really beany
responsiblefor the weather.
Someone may be ill on the day
of filming
It results in the short
filmbeing postponed
A solution would be to
Make surethat you had
There wouldn’t be any one
responsible.

2. until they can actually
film.
someone that could back
them up if there were
not ableto make it.
I could pick a day which people
are not available on.
It will causeme to have
to filmanother and will
take a lot longer to film
it becauseI 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 maybethe person who
couldn’t make it.
I could forget to book
equipment, which I need.
It would affect my
production becauseI
would have to wait for
the equipment to be
free to use.
I would need to make
sure that 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 the
spacethat 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 surethere areno
problems with memory
card before takingit.
I would be responsiblefor the
memory card.
Some clips I might not be able
to find or theycould 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 surethere areno
problems with recorder
before takingit.
I would be responsiblefor the
audio device.