Pre-production is very important when making a film, it seems like there is a lot to do which could be stressful, pre-production seems like it would take up a lot of time effort and if that didn’t take place the film would be difficult to make because each individual character involved in the making of the film needs to know what to do and have a planned agenda for everything to run smoothly. The end product will depend on how well the well the pre-production goes, that’s how important it is.

For example, the location is essential to plan out, this is needed so the crew can get comfortable with the setting and they are able to plan for weather conditions.

Cast rehearsals are important because they need to get used to their lines and it will be much less time consuming when it comes to filming.

When it comes to filming, the crew will want food, therefore planning what food there will be and how much it will all cost is extremely important also.

Today I started to make a self portrait of myself using Illustrator, I was new to this so wasn't sure how to use it but I managed to get the hang of it eventually. We first started out by drawing ourselves on a piece of paper to get used to how we would draw each of our features. After this we went on Illustrator to test out our knowledge and get used to using each tool. We first made a fire work display by using certain shapes, after doing this I felt a lot more comfortable with the software.
Firstly I made my my head shape my using the normal pencil tool, I then drew on each feature on my face, I occasionally changed the thickness of the tool to fit certain features, for example I made the pen thicker for my eyes to show my make-up, I did the same for my hair. Instead of drawing on my eyes twice, I copied and pasted the first eye I drew, this was more effective because it looks more realistic.
After this exercise I feel more confident about using Illustrator, I hope that by doing this I can now progress and make more challenging artwork in the future.