Unit 5

1.1 

There are a lot of roles in the production process. There are so many jobs, in fact, that it can be hard to keep up with those separate roles and who is really needed to make a feature film.

Even in independent filmmaking, you will have a list full of people (referred to as the Unit List) that are involved with the film, most of whom would be working in the actual production stage.

Here is a little insight into some of the key roles in the production process

LINE PRODUCER:

Line Producers are usually hired later on in the production stages. They are called 'line' Producers because, without the 'above-the-line' (which means in the budget of a film, you have the key elements of the film, and these are the fixed prices such as writers and directors fee) and the 'below-the-line' costs (which means for all the other non-key elements like crew salaries). A Line Producer's role deals with the business side and physical aspects of a film production. They are responsible for everything running on time during production. 

Line Producer

1st Assistant Director (AD):


The 1st AD is responsible for assisting the director, supervising cast, crew, and other Assistant Directors. Like the Line Producer, the 1st AD also tries to keep filming on schedule, having to deal with many other things such as overlooking hiring of locations, props, equipment, preparing the storyboards and so on. 


A 1st AD is, overall, the key member who is the link to the director and other crew members.


1st Assistant Director

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (DOP):


The Director of Photographer (DOP) are responsible for bringing the screenplay to life, visually. DOP's supervise the whole of the camera crew, which includes the Camera Operator, 1st and 2nd Assistant Camera, Camera Trainees and Grip.)


The DOP will work heavily alongside the Director in order to gather what the Director, visually, wants out of the film. It is important that the two are on the same creative-level.


Director of Photography (DOP)

1.2 Outline how to clarify, agree and revise working arrangements in a way which promotes good working relationships and 3.1 Clarify, agree and revise working arrangements, promoting good working relationships

Each day I leave the office, I always make sure that I have a list planned for the next day. Unfortunate things can happen, though, and work sometimes has to come second place to your personal life.

So far during my apprenticeship, I have taken 4 days off (3 were ill days, one was annual leave). Other than that, I have come into work ever day I have needed to. In the last few months particularly, I have stayed as late as 9:30PM to get work done. This, I believe, shows dedication to the job.

Those three sick days were days where I couldn’t get out of bed, and felt bad for ringing in even though it was physically impossible for me to go to work

The annual leave day came out of the blue, just as the sick days did. A family situation arose, one that I couldn’t get out of. Here, I offered to work on a college day to make up for this day that I took off via emailing. Though, in the end, I went to college on Friday, it is important when these things crop up to show that you are dedicated to your job.

Another situation similar to this was a few months ago, when my class had the Friday off of college due to our tutor not being able to come in, and I told my colleagues – who were away at the time – that this was the case, and offered my Friday up to help them out. They took up this opportunity and so I went to work on that Friday. By doing so, like I have mentioned, this shows that I care about my job; that I am willing to let go of that could-be day off so I can put the hours in at work, forming good working relationships in the process.

2.1 Explain the importance of balancing tasks with people

Balancing the needs of tasks and people, no matter what kind of environment your workplace fits into, is always important. Keeping your work colleagues on side, and getting along with them when you are on the job will make life a lot easier. 

Examples are a good way of demonstrating what I mean, so I am going to be giving a fair few of them for this unit, firstly, staring here:

If your colleagues give you separate tasks to do you need to make sure that the first thing you ask them both is what is the most important/urgent task of the two.

In the film industry, I have learnt that most things are pretty much ASAP, so, for me, this is the first question I ask my employees.

If both of these tasks are urgent/important, then you have to work out, and ask, which one will take the quickest time to do – you do this first so it is out of the way. The task that will take you the longest time is the job that you want to try and cut down time for if it is urgent.

2.2: Explain the importance of sharing information with colleagues and 3.4 Liase with colleagues to ensure effective and productive working

Sharing information with your colleagues and liasing with them is very important in the workplace, one of the most important things you have to do really – it is all about communication.

Just as getting along and liasing with your colleagues in the office will make life run a whole lot smoother, if you don’t tell your colleagues what you are doing, who has called for them etc. this can cause a lot of unwanted hassle and can stop the day from moving forward and other tasks from being completed.

I have experienced this in my workplace. For example, I had forgotten, though I’d written it down, to tell a colleague that someone had called for them while they were out of the office. When I remembered, I apologised and they were seemingly fine with it. I couldn’t have known if this was an important call or not, and luckily, it wasn’t, but if it had been, then there would have definitely been repercussions of this mishap.

Being an administration/personal assistant, it is in your job description to share information with your colleagues that is what you are there for. So in not sharing information that needs to be known, you aren’t doing your job.

2.3 Identify ways of tactfully requesting others to change working arrangements to improve productivity

Sometimes work can become a bit of haggling game. When you need to get many things done in the day, it is always good to see if you can rearrange already booked working plans for another time or date.

An example of this is meetings. If a meeting has been booked for a certain time, there usually is room for this to change (depending on the person you are meeting). The time can either be pushed forward, or pushed back, and if you are able to change the timing of this, it can leave room for you to do more in the day.

Unless something is urgent and needs to be done ASAP, there, I believe, can always be a change in plans to put things that you want to get out of the way first, and then work on the difficult tasks at hand later on in the day.

2.4 Describe how to explain own decisions clearly and constructively and 3.2 Communicate own decisions clearly and constructively

When explaining yourself to anyone in life, it becomes difficult if you can’t get your point across. In work or outside of work, this can happen, and does happen, everywhere and anywhere.

There are many ways to get your point across, but the easiest way I have found to do this is to explain your decision step-by-step, (how you got to this decision, what made you think this was the best way of completing the task, etc.)

I recently had to order Super 8 film from a website, and with this, I had to ring up the company to make sure that the film I was ordering would be right for certain weather conditions.

I relayed this information to my colleague who wanted to know if the said Super 8 film could film in sunny weather and at night.

When discussing with my colleague this, I was told that they supplied a package (which including transferring and developing.)

I spoke to the company again about this option, and they told me that they do supply the Super 8 film package, one that comes with transferring and developing to your chosen medium.

Originally, the plan was to buy one of those packages and a separate roll of Super 8 film, but it came to my attention that, in order to cut costs, it was a lot easier to order two of those packages instead of the one. I told my colleague this and they agreed with my 100%.

Sometimes, you have to use your own initiative, and in this case, I spent a lot less money by doing so. I also explained my decision to my colleague who could see my point of view and backed me up for that order. 

2.5 Describe how to resolve conflict situations or dissatisfaction and 3.3 Resolve any conflict situations or dissatisfaction as necessary

When working, experiencing conflicts with a colleague or client are inevitable. We try to avoid them as best as we can, but sometimes; they come at you out of the blue. So, it is always good to know how best to combat a situation where a conflict will arise. Yes, situations where conflicts do occur are different, but overall, there are tips that can help you get through these times. 

Note for this example I’m going to change the names of the people involved in the situation.

Recently, I came across Martin, who was dissatisfied with the service he was receiving from another colleague, Sarah, working on the film we were shooting.

The colleague in question had family issues and couldn’t return to work for a few weeks, and she was the only person who could deal with Martin’s problems. I told Martin I would do my best to contact Sarah (sending her emails/ringing her up), but that is all I could do.

I went about trying to get in contact with Sarah, and found, when I rung her up, I caught her at a really bad time. Doing so put me in a bad position (this could be looked upon as being ‘unprofessional’) but this was the only way that I could resolve the situation – by getting in contact with her

When I spoke to Martin, I informed him that I spoke to Sarah and that she would be in by the end of the week, (though it wasn’t 100% certain this was going to happen).

I completely understood Martin’s situation, but since this was something that was out of my hands and I couldn’t deal with personally, I had to give him as many contact numbers and emails as possible for people that possibly might have been able to help. 

In the end, I managed to get in contact with one of our companies contacts who then took on board Martin’s case and tried to resolve it the best they could.

Situations like these, I’ve found, arise a lot when working in a production company. Particularly when people are away and you are the only one to deal with their request, knowing that you can’t deal with it personally is aggravating sometimes. You want to help out the person in need as best as you can, but when you don’t have the information or the means to do so, then it is practically impossible.

Unit 4, 1.4 "The impact of different behaviours and conduct in the workplace."

Unit 4, 1.4 - "Explain the impact of different behaviours and conduct in the workplace."


Whether you notice it or not, the way you carry yourself at work, and the mood that you are in, can have an impact on the people surrounding you.

If you are slumped over in your chair, grimacing as you type away, well, it is pretty obvious then that you are not in a good mood.

If you come into the office with a bright face and a positive attitude, it's easy for everyone to lock onto this mentality.  

Generally, it is nice to work in an office environment, or any kind of working environment, where it is at least a little bit pleasant. 

Having a nice atmosphere in the office improves your mood and everyone else's mood, and ultimately, the way that you conduct yourself in the workplace and the way that you perform your daily tasks. 


(Next section reprinted from Unit 5)

The impact of different behaviours and conducts in the workplace can have a knock back affect on everyone. We try to avoid bringing our down-and-out moods into the workplace, but sometimes it is unavoidable and many conflicts can arise from this. 

Note for this example I’m going to change the names of the people involved in the situation.

Recently, I came across Martin, who was dissatisfied with the service he was receiving from another colleague, Sarah, working on the film we were shooting.

The colleague in question had family issues and couldn’t return to work for a few weeks, and she was the only person who could deal with Martin’s problems. I told Martin I would do my best to contact Sarah (sending her emails/ringing her up), but that is all I could do.

I went about trying to get in contact with Sarah, and found, when I rung her up, I caught her at a really bad time. Doing so put me in a bad position (this could be looked upon as being ‘unprofessional’) but this was the only way that I could resolve the situation – by getting in contact with her

When I spoke to Martin, I informed him that I spoke to Sarah and that she would be in by the end of the week, (though it wasn’t 100% certain this was going to happen).

I completely understood Martin’s situation, but since this was something that was out of my hands and I couldn’t deal with personally, I had to give him as many contact numbers and emails as possible for people that possibly might have been able to help. 

In the end, I managed to get in contact with one of our companies contacts who then took on board Martin’s case and tried to resolve it the best they could.

Situations like these, I’ve found, arise a lot when working in a production company. Particularly when people are away and you are the only one to deal with their request, knowing that you can’t deal with it personally is aggravating sometimes. You want to help out the person in need as best as you can, but when you don’t have the information or the means to do so, then it is practically impossible.

Unit 4, 1.2 "Describe challenging behaviours & issues in the workplace" and 1.3, "Explain the role of the key people to inform in relation to these examples."

Unit 4, 1.2 - "Describe challenging behaviours and issues in the workplace" and 1.3 - "Explain the role of the key people to inform in relation to these examples."


Life isn't plain sailing. If it was, we wouldn't be able to form ourselves as 'proper' human beings (to an extent anyway). Certain things we come across in life, whether they are negative or positive, can make us better people for it, so of course, in the workplace, you're going to face difficult hurdles you'll have to overcome.


One prime example of a challenging event that may come to light during a working day is the infamous rude person on the phone. This can happen in mostly any office-based job you have, and to try and communicate with someone via the phone who isn't being very nice, well, we all know that is a difficult task to carry out.


Other examples of challenges and issues you may come across can be double booked meetings (where you have booked one meeting at the same as the other) or mixing up a delivery time and date.


When either of those issues arise, you will usually have to speak to someone, particularly when it comes to something as important as a delivery.


Let's go with the delivery scenario, here. I have had this problem before at work, where I have had to change the time of a delivery because there will be no one in the office, or that whatever package is getting delivered has to be couriered ASAP.


Depending on who this is going to effect, you need to make sure that you are in constant contact with this person. A good example is when we were shooting our film, the production office was based in the North (way outside of London), so a lot of packages would be delivered to our London office where I worked.


If something was sent to me and I had to get it couriered to a London address, I would have to be in frequent contact with the Production Manager and Production Coordinator; possibly the Line Manager on occasions. They would need to know, if that were through phoning or emailing, whether the job had been done, and if complications would arise to stop me from carrying out the task.


Another example of a challenging behaviour and issue that has arisen in my work is something I have reprinted from Unit 5. 


(Note for this example I’m going to change the names of the people involved in the situation.)

Recently, I came across Martin, who was dissatisfied with the service he was receiving from another colleague, Sarah, working on the film we were shooting.

The colleague in question had family issues and couldn’t return to work for a few weeks, and she was the only person who could deal with Martin’s problems. I told Martin I would do my best to contact Sarah (sending her emails/ringing her up), but that is all I could do.

I went about trying to get in contact with Sarah, and found, when I rung her up, I caught her at a really bad time. Doing so put me in a bad position (this could be looked upon as being ‘unprofessional’) but this was the only way that I could resolve the situation – by getting in contact with her

When I spoke to Martin, I informed him that I spoke to Sarah and that she would be in by the end of the week, (though it wasn’t 100% certain this was going to happen).

I completely understood Martin’s situation, but since this was something that was out of my hands and I couldn’t deal with personally, I had to give him as many contact numbers and emails as possible for people that possibly might have been able to help. 

In the end, I managed to get in contact with one of our companies contacts who then took on board Martin’s case and tried to resolve it the best they could.

Situations like these, I’ve found, arise a lot when working in a production company. Particularly when people are away and you are the only one to deal with their request, knowing that you can’t deal with it personally is aggravating sometimes. You want to help out the person in need as best as you can, but when you don’t have the information or the means to do so, then it is practically impossible.

All the issues that we face at work, or life in general, can either be self-inflicted ones (due to harmless mistakes and misunderstandings), or being at the receiving end of someone else's problems that you have to try and fix out. It's impossible not to face tasks in the work place, as there will always be something that crops up that will put us in a situation where we are faced with challenging behaviours issues. And, when these complications do arise, we need to be aware of the people that we need to inform about these situations. 

Unit 4, 1.1 - "Describe and compare the cultures of different Creative Media workplaces."

Unit 4, 1.1 "Describe and compare the cultures of different Creative Media workplaces."

Wherever you work, the environment that you work in will always be different from the previous job placement.

In our college group, though a lot of us do similar, general administration tasks, our working environments are a lot different. Some of us work for big companies, while others, like myself, have been placed with smaller, more independent companies.

In their own words, some of the group have talked about their company and what they do, their role within the company, and the kind of environment they work in.

Apprentice: Ellie

Work placement: Webra, a multimedia company who concentrate mostly on web design, and 2D/3D animation.

Role: Production assistant to the managing director. This also involves general administration and various other creative tasks.

Dress code: Dress code can vary in the office. The general dress code is smart-casual but if I have to attend important meetings with the producer, then smart clothes are appropriate. I think everyone generally comes to the office looking presentable which is appropriate if clients want to pop into the office unexpectedly.

Time off:  I would usually email the producer to ask for it off, with plenty of notice. I can work another day to work the time back if we do not want to actually take our holiday pay at that time which I think is a great. Also, our offices close for 2 weeks over christmas which is part of our holiday pay. I believe I get 16 days holiday over the year.

Language: Swearing is something that generally isn't done in the office. No-one seems to swear very much.

Office atmosphere: Everyone is very respectful and polite to each other. It's a very calm and creative atmosphere as 3 out of the 5 people in the workplace are under 21. This creates a great buzz in the office and the only time there is conflict is when we are bouncing off each other for creative ideas!

I've never been asked to dress in a smart-casual way, so I know that we don't have a dress code! I usually wear what I would wear out on any day to the office (jeans, t-shirt, that kind of thing). It isn't required of me to go with a smart-casual look as I don't attend meetings that our producers/director does.

Regarding time off, Ellie has to email the producer, whereas I can ask for time off in all sorts of communication mediums (face-to-face, email, phone, etc.). I don't have to give too much notice, but enough is usually better as many things can crop up for my colleagues (which did happen, causing me to have to wait until I could take my second week off). I have the same amount of annual leave as Ellie does, clocking in at 17 days.

Swearing is something that does play apart in our office, so again, that is a difference from our working environments. Though, I personally don't swear that much in the office, (I have an odd slip here and there, but usually, especially when there is someone in the office I don't know, I'll be respectful enough as I know I can go off on one when it comes to language), there is the option to swear, but obviously not go overboard with it (which I tend to do!).

There is a sort-of young vibe in our office, too. A lot more relaxed then other office-related environments are, but out of the four of us, I am definitely the youngest one here! (Everyone else is 30+)

Apprentice: Jemel

Work placement: I work for Live Nation Entertainment, the world’s leading live entertainment and ecommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Front Line Management Group and Live Nation Network.

Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world’s top five ecommerce sites, with over 26 million monthly unique visitors.

Role: I work under the ecommerce department as a Junior designer, I work on a variety of live projects internal and external from festival & ticketing websites, concert passes, promotional material for web and print and much more.

Dress code: When it comes to dress code there isn’t one just as long as you look presentable that’s all that counts, some colleagues have roles that require them to meet clients often so they tend to dress smart most of the time.

Time off: We have an online system (whosoff.com) we log into to request and book time off which has to be approved by your manager. Can’t speak for every employee but my manager seems to be pretty flexible but during busy times you may have to compromise understandably. If you fall ill unexpectedly or for any other unforeseen reason you can’t make it to work you are expected to contact your manager immediately.

Language: I hardly swear myself and I have only heard one swear word my duration here so far coming from a frustrated colleague.

Office atmosphere: My workplace covers 2 floors over at my office in Leicester square and another 2 floors at our office based in Argyll Street, which I visited to meet the boss, Paul Latham. We have offices all over the world but based on the two I have been to I would describe the atmosphere as friendly, easy going but fast paced and hard working.

Jemel works for a very big company, even I've heard of. Because of this, Livenation seems to be a lot more organised and strict than Steel Mill Pictures.

Whereas I would probably be working on my own, and once in a blue-moon working side-by-side with someone in the office on a particular task that requires more than one person, Jemel is constantly working with his colleagues on a specific brief, as that is required in his job as a designer.

Jemel points out that sometimes his colleagues have on-the-go meetings, so they are always looking smart. Most of the time, when someone is around in the office, they will have a meeting at some point during the day, but as far as I can remember, I don't think I have ever seen anyone I work with wearing a suit for any of those meetings, just normal, casual clothes.

When requesting time off, Jemel and his colleagues have to sign into a website to do that,  because there are a lot of employees, but for me, as I mentioned, I would ask my employees through different means of communication.

Out of all the apprentices that have given feedback on the culture of their environment, Jemel's company seems to be waving the flag the highest when it comes to a no-no on swearing, completely different from where I work.

Our office atmosphere, when it comes to being easy going and friendly, is true to my company. Depending on the period of time, though, there may be a slump where nothing much is going on, or when everything is all happening at once and it is full steam ahead on the busy train.

Apprentice: Charlotte (Lottie)

Work placement: I work for a film production company called Pistachio Pictures. We produce features and short films. We're involved in the pre-production, production, and post-production process, even more so when we direct film. The company consists of two producers (one of whom is a director), and myself. Occasionally, we will hire externally when we're involved in a project.

Role: My role in the company is a production/personal assistant.


Dress code: In regards to the dress code, we actually don’t have one, but I think it’s just general knowledge that you don’t show up looking unprofessional and everyone in our office does dress ‘fashionably’ so it’s not an issue. Personally I wear professional office clothing because we do have meetings that can be arranged on the day, so it’s just a given that you turn up wearing something respectable.

Time off: When asking for time off, it’s not really an issue. If any of us are feeling unwell or something comes up where we can only give a short notice, we’re fine with that, and can work always around it. With booking holidays we’re pretty flexible and understand that sometimes people need a break! We’re pretty easy going with time off, unless it’s an extremely busy period, but most of the time we can foresee this and you just don’t book off time then.

Language: I personally do not swear so that has never been an issue for me. When it comes to other people swearing in the work place, they tend not to do it and you really don’t hear it much unless something is really getting to them.

Office atmosphere: We are all respectful towards each other and we do get on and because there is only the three of us there has been no issues that have arisen, but if any do, it's easy to communicate and work through them because for now we are still a small company.


Pistachio Pictures sounds very similar to my place of work, just because they are a small company, and Lottie's role as a production/personal assistant is the kind of job I have been doing for the past 8 months.

While we have that in common, there are a few differences between our two respective companies.

Dress code wise, as Lottie goes to meetings, it makes sense for her to wear office-type clothes, whereas I am not in the same position and mostly in the office all day, with the exception of making runs around London.

The way our booked leave works is quite similar to Lottie's. If something important is happening, it is best not to book your holiday (which is what I did when we were shooting our feature film in July/August). Sometimes time off can't be given to you, and as I have mentioned, things do crop up, but when I asked for a day off a few days before the family event I had to go to, everyone was fine with it.

Language is a completely different scenario from my work place. If something is really getting to someone in the office, they will swear, but then again, if it isn't, and they're just making a joke, swearing will probably take place.

From the three work places profiled, though my office environment shares a fair few similarites with Ellie, Jemel and Lottie's offices, there are a fair few differences that would make our working days different!

You can see that the smaller the company, the more relaxed atmosphere it seems to be. Ellie has a half-way point where it is very friendly, but work needs to be done, and you have to be mindful of your language. Jemel's company is all go-go-go, though there is room for conversing on a relaxed level, and Lottie's office, because of there being so little people there, is very chilled out. .

Unit 4, 3.1 "Explain what is meant by continuous professional development."

Unit 4, 3.1 - "Explain what is meant by continuous professional development."

Developing professionally in your work place is vital. When you start a job, especially one that you have had no experience prior to, it is expected of you to learn about the job you have been hired for, and that comes with getting your hands stuck into all the work that comes with it.  

To explain what continuous professional development is, I'll give you an example:

Say that someone beings work as an Admin Assistant. At the start of this job, you will be given the basics of work - emailing, taking messages, scanning, faxing, printing and so forth. All of those tasks will become day-to-day necessities throughout the job. 

As time goes by and you have taken on these roles, other opportunities to have more tasks in your work day will pop up. These tasks will usually be more responsible and trustworthy - using the company card, handling the petty cash, etc. 

Improving in your job equals more opportunities, and ultimately, more money. If you are trusted in your job by your colleagues, then there will be a lot more room for improvement and experience. 

So, all in all, that is what continuous development is. You are constantly improving upon your performance at work - starting from the bottom, and making your way to the top via constantly learning new tasks; new skills. 

Unit 4, 3.2 "Create and justify a personal development plan" and 3.3, "Describe opportunites for training and development and explain the relevance of those choices."

Unit 4, 3.2 - "Create and justify a personal development plan" and 3.3, "Describe opportunites for training and development and explain the relevance of those choices."

It is everyone’s pipe dream – to be able to write for a living -, even people that don’t really have an interest in writing, there are some who have daydreamed about being a best selling author.

I don’t want that to be a pipe dream for me. I want it to be a reality. To be able to earn money from writing (doing something you love and making a living off) is, for anyone, the ultimate dream realised.

For this unit, I have been asked to ‘Create and justify a personal development plan’, and, really, there is nothing else I want to do but write.

So, in terms of creating a plan for myself when it comes to writing, I have got a couple of ideas of what I am going to do:

JOB EXPERIENCE

Everything relies on experience, really. When it comes to writing, not only is having your personal experiences good as you can write from a place you know, getting on-the-job experience is invaluable.

Shadowing over writers, and having experience working in an environment where everyone is writing, is, as I have just said, something that you really can’t buy.

Something I have been looking into is interning at magazines. Now, a lot of internships, as I have found, aren’t paid, but as I said – experience is invaluable. Meeting people who write and who have contacts in that industry would help anyone out in the long run. It’s not about what you know; it’s about who you know.


I have sent in queries to a number of art/fashion magazines including Lula, Dazed and Confused and iD, in hope that I would have the opportunity to intern at either magazine. I managed to get an interview with JUKE, who have, in turn, offered me the opportunity to intern with them when I get the spare time, something I am going to follow up come the new year. 

COURSES

Writing courses is something I have explored (and courses in general), but, what I have learnt over the years of doing many courses, is that while some of them can give you good and useful experience, others have the tendency of teaching you things you already know.

Still, it is a useful way to meet other budding writers and experienced, industry writers who can give you advice, too. 


Courses that I have found range from the BBC's Drama Academy (which is for those that have had at least an episode of something either on the radio/online/television broadcasted) to the Royal Court's Young Writers' Programme. 


COMPETITIONS


One thing that a lot of writers do, to help build their writing portfolio and add to their experience, is enter writing competitions. I myself have done the exact same thing, but, at the beginning of next year, I am definitely going to concentrate more on entering writing competitions, as it gave me a goal to aim towards and a deadline, too (which is something all freelancers will have to work against at some point in their life).


Writing competitions that I have discovered include the Writers-Magazine monthly competition and the Writers-Forum magazine, the latter being a place that I had a letter of mine published a few years ago. Both of these magazines also offer a cash prize if your work is selected for their upcoming issue. 

I also recently entered the Eastenders: E20 search for new writers for the next season of the online spin-off show of the BBC's flagship soap, Eastenders.

WRITE, WRITE, WRITE

You can’t be a writer without writing, it goes without saying.  People that have a remote interest in writing go about it in different ways. Some may write everyday, even if they don't like what they are writing. Others may only write when an idea pops into their head.

Either way, all writing is good writing. As long as you are putting pen-to-paper, or fingers-to-keyboard, then you are making progress.