Contingency Plan

My Contingency Plans

My Top Ten Project Killers

What could go wrong during production	How are you going to avoid this issue? What’s your back up plan?
The models may not turn up to the photo shoots.	Make sure it is clear where and when you are meeting the models. Also have some back up models on call just in case the others don’t turn up then I have back up and someone else to do it. It wouldn’t be ideal because the model wouldn’t be the one you wanted so make sure the back up model is suitable. Also make sure you have their number so you can ring them up if any problems.
The shoot may be booked but cameras might not be available or booked.	I need to make sure that I book the cameras at the same time as I book an appointment for the photo shoot to make sure I get them at the same time. I also have a camera of my own that matches all the equipment so I shall bring that as a back up. Also make sure I have enough time to do another one if something did go really wrong.
The models may turn up in the wrong outfit or no outfit at all.	Make sure that I have the models outfits on the day with me so I don’t have to trust that they will have them and I know that I have them. Also I need to make sure I get the models measured up before the day so I know they will fit their outfits, this means I need to make a appointment to meet up with them before the shoot.
The props could disappear.	None of my photo shoots involve any props so I will not need to worry about them.
The photos could come back out of focus after finishing the photo shoot.	Make sure during the photo shoot that the photographer keeps checking the quality of the photographs also have a brake in the middle to put the photos on to the computer and have a look what quality there coming out at so also have a laptop at the photo shoot. Also make sure that there is enough time in the production to have another shoot.
The computer could crash during postproduction.	Make sure the editors, journalists and graphic designers are regularly saving there work so if something were to crash then they would only loose a little bit of work instead of the whole section.
External shoots planned but bad weather causes you to abandon the shoot	All my photo shoots will be done inside a studio so there will be no weather complications unless it stops transport and the model will not be able to get in, but then I have my back up model onsite.
The camera could run out of battery.	I need to make sure that both the cameras are charged the night before the shoot and also take a charger. Also make sure that they are turned off all day until the photo shoot. Also having my back up camera means if one battery fails there is another one.
Vital files (pictures, text, sounds, footage) getting deleted or lost.	This means I will have to make sure everything made in postproduction will have to be backed up so nothing goes missing. I can save them online to a Google account so they will be on the internet but know one else can access them.  Also putting them on a memory stick as well as saving them to a memory stick as well as the system.