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?
Images are out of focus	To avoid this happening I need to ake sure I take test shots whilst on the photoshoot, therefore I can check that the camera is in focus before beginning to take a large amount of images. This means I can check whether the images will work with the lighting, as well as check that they are in focus, and will come out with a high quality images. To avoid this, I will also need to take time with my pictures, and the photoshoot, and not rush through, as I need quality over quantity. To also avoid this I need to plan the images beforehand, as it will help to know what images I will be taking, and what settings I need to use on the camera, to make sure its both in focus, and works the best for the photos I want to take.
Models don’t turn up	To avoid this happening I will need to arrange a meeting with the models to double check over the times that I will be needing them, and send out an email or text to double check that they know where they need to be and when. By emailing or sending out a text, they can then contact me back if need be, and confirm times. It would also be wise to have back up models incase they don’t turn up, therefore I can contact someone else incase, and double check that they would be ready and available to model on that day.
Memory sticks getting lost	To avoid this I need to make sure that when saving work, I make more than one copy, and try to avoid using memory sticks, instead aiming to save work on the college network. The reason for this is that if the file gets lost or becomes corrupted, the technicains at college can retreieve the work, as whereas if I lose the memory stick its going to cuase issues in retreiving work. I can also save work at home, therefore creating an extra backup.
Props go missing	To avoid this I need to make sure I know where I am putting the props, and be certain that they are in a safe and secure place, rather than placing them somewhere in which they could get lost or be misplaced. Also it would be wise to have backup props, just incase, and double check the night before the photo-shoot that I know where they are.
Files become corrupted	To avoid this, I need to save the files I’m working on reguluary, especially on large peieces of work, and it would be wise to make more than one copy of them, and save on different areas, e.g the network and at home. Also by saving work on the college network it can be recovered if it does beocme corrupted, as they have technicains in college which can help me retreieve my work.
I become ill on the day of the shoot	At all costs try to get in for the photoshoot, but if not make sure I rearrange another time to take the photos, and if the studio isnt available, check that external shoots can be completed, with a similar higher quailty finish. I will also need to inform the models that the shoot is cancelled, and make sure way before the shoot, that we have a backup day with another time to do the shoot. I will therefore need to check if they are available.
Models not turning up in costume	To avoid this I need to have a backup costume to bring along to the shoot incase the models forget. I will therefore make sure it fits them fully, and remind the models before the shoot what costumes they need, and send them reminders about it, hopefully avoiding them not turning up in costume.
Creating work at home and then not being able to access it at college because we don’t have the right software or other software compatibilities	To avoid this I need to really aim to do all my work at college, and save it on the college netowrk, so if anything goes wrong then the technicians can sort it out. Also, I can do extra work in frees, or if there is a chance of taking a college laptop home, with college software on it, I can do that, therefore avoiding using my computer, and potentially corrupting work, and losing it.
Not enough time scheduled for difficult or complex shoots.	To avoid this I need to not over complicate the photo shoots in the first place, and aim to have a photo shoot which I can carry out with too many complications and timing issues. But if they are going to be complicated, then I need to make sure I book extra time for the photo shoot, and double check that the models know what is going on and how complex the shoot will be.
Fonts not installed on C drives	To avoid this I need to make sure I note down what fonts I am using from the DaFont.com website, and download them into a file which I can locate easily and remember. I can also save them onto a memory stick, and possibly my computer at home, so I have copies of them, and know where to locate the fonts, and therefore install them onto the C Drive.