Contingency Plans

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?
Weather – it could snow when I plan to take active photographs of sport. This could affect all three of my DPS’s because they will all contain active imagery.	I will try and anticipate the weather conditions, potentially rescheduling photography plans for a further date. In general, football games at grassroots level tend to be called off in serious weather conditions such as snow.
Failure of Technology – This could affect me in numerous ways, for example the programmes used to create my magazine could be faulty (shutting down during production).	I will attempt to avoid the potetial loss of my products through constant saving of any material I produce. In past experiences this factor has been present, clsoing down works in progress at many academic levels such as school.
Failure of Technology – I could also be affected by the computer in which I choose to create my product on breaking. Although most data is transferred through my college account, I have to be wary of the fact that there is potentail in my product only being active on one computer – this computer could break.	Just like the box above, I will plan to save my work constantly, however, I will also save it to a memory stick to allow me the room of working on a different computer in the case of damage/failure in technology.
Models don’t turn up – potentially, my models may not turn up for the photoshoot.	To connter this problem before it begins, I will ensure that I remind my model of his duty every day for four days leading up to the shoot. As well as this, I will call hima  few hours before on the day to ensure he turns up.
Consent cannot be obtained – as with the nature of my magazine, I have to ensure that I attain both player and parent consent in regards to the use of imagery and names of children, however, I may not be given consent for some children.	In terms of the article, I will omit any scenarios in which invloved the child(s), as I will also do with the imagery. In terms of imagery it is not too bad because I can edit certain children from the image.
Lack of time – my interviewee works as a paid coach, so trying to find a time suitable for both of us in terms of interviews and photoshoots will be difficult.	I will have a chat with my interviewee to try and arrange a day/time in the week where I can interview him, and then arrange a date/time at a later date to do the photoshoot.
Models not turning up in costume – My models may not turn up in the required clothing for the photoshoot.	I will send my model a text on the morning of the shoot telling him what to wear. As well as this, I will bring a spare costume just in case his gets dirty, he forgets, or any other factor disallows him the chance of wearing what I want him to.
Props disappearing – there is potential that if I leave my props in college, they could be moved, or may disappear.	I will keep props close to me, in my bag. I will ensure that nobody goes near my bag, and will also make sure that I have it with me during the photo-shoot. When we get to the photo-shoot, I will place all props on a table, and use them when needed. Certain props will also be brought in on the day of the photoshoot by my interviewee.
Memory stick corrupts – with me saving my work on a memeory stick, there is also potential of this corrupting.	I will have three copies of each file, and therefore if my memory stick corrupts it won’t be a problem, however, I will make sure that I email any work in progress to myself, just in case.
Photographs coming back with poor quality, out of focus, and poor resolution – there is potential that my photographs may not be up to scratch.	To ensure this doesn’t happen, I will take more than one photo for each pose, therefore I can ensure that I am getting numerous photos to choose from. As well as this, I will check the first photo of every pose to ensure that they are perfect. Nothing but perfection is good enough for my magazine!