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?
Model is unavailable for shoot	To avoid this issue I will choose reliable models that I know won’t let me down by not turning up. I will also get their phone numbers so that I can contact them if they are late or haven’t turned up. This will also allow me to text/call them before the scheduled photo-shoot in order to remind them of it. I will have back-up models that are available at the same time in case the original models aren’t available.
Cannot get the shot/look I want	To avoid this issue I will do most of the planning beforehand. I will choose several postures, lighting and actions to ensure I get suitable shots.
Equipment breaks	Equipment such as cameras, lights and tripods have the possibility to break during project production. To avoid equipment breaking, they should be dealt with extreme care. I need to make sure I know how to set it up properly. If any equipment does break I need to ensure that there is spare equipment available for my photo-shoot so that I can carry out my originally planned photo-shoot.
Can’t get right costumes	Before my photo-shoot I need to make sure that I have carefully planned each photo-shoot and constructed each outfit. This will then allow me to have the right costumes ready and available for the photo-shoot. To avoid this issue, it is important to have other costumes ready. For example, if one costume gets ruined or lost, another one can be used instead.
Personnel don’t meet deadlines	To make sure personnel does meet deadlines I should stay in contact with them and regularly check on their progress. I could also get a copy of what work they have done so far and then I can give them feedback on what they’ve done and what I want editing.
Having to re-schedule a shoot	Prior to my photoshoot, I should check that there are other time slots available so that I can easily change the time/date of my shoot.
Interviewee withdrawing from interview	Having a selection of interviewees allows me to be flexible with who I can interview. If an interviewee has to withdraw, then I can easily use a different interviewee. If they just want to postpone their interview and I definitely want to use a particular interviewee, then I should make sure that I do any other work that needs doing in the meantime so as to not be behind schedule.
Location is unavailable for shoot	In order to make sure that this isn’t an issue, I need to ensure that the location has been booked/ I have permission to be there and to take photos there. I should also have an alternative location that is available for the same time as my originally planned photo-shoot.
USB breaking/gets lost	I shouldn’t store all of my magazine information/ drafts on a USB pen. If I do put anything onto a USB pen, I need to make sure that I back up the information regularly so that a minimal amount of work is lost if USB damage/loss takes place.
Copyright issues	I will avoid this issue by making sure that all content in my magazine has been created by me. I will try not use images from the internet and if I do I need to ask the permission of whoever created it beforehand. If I do use someone else’s images, then I should draw up a contract, or at least have a written form of permission from the owner/creator.
Lack of information on a topic	If this happens, then I need to make sure that I have alternative articles that I could easily create and that I have enough information on them. If I don’t want to change the whole article then I could just change the format/ type of article. For example, if I hadn’t had found enough information on the negative effects of Facebook, then I could have changed it slightly and asked real Facebook users to give me their opinions and (if any) negative experiences of the social networking site.