by Miriam Davies | 28 Apr 2019 | Pre Production
Hunter (Duran Fulton Brown) is an outlaw, a chancer, a rogue, constantly thinking on his feet. Making his own rules as he goes, more often than not you can find him on the wrong side of the law. His costume grew from the simple premise that Hunter would take the...
by Miriam Davies | 27 Apr 2019 | Pre Production
Ren (Sophie Skelton) is a young woman from the small, rural village of Lyngarth. Losing her mother when she was only around nine years old, she has become fiercely independent, taking care of her brother and father. For me, Ren’s costume had to echo the fashions of...
by Neil Oseman | 1 Apr 2019 | Interviews, Pre Production
The story of Ren: The Girl with the Mark kicks off when the title character accidentally bonds with a spirit which escapes from a broken Reather. This gothic lantern-like device is therefore one of the most crucial props in the series. It was designed and built over...
by Kim ten Tusscher | 13 Mar 2019 | Pre Production
I never planned to go to the UK as many times as I did to work on the costumes for Ren: The Girl with the Mark. Actually, when I saw Kate Madison’s first post about the series, I thought I wouldn’t be able to help out because of the North Sea between the UK and...
by Nic Kipar | 19 Feb 2019 | Development, Pre Production
Inspiring or being inspired? For me it has been both. Let me tell you why. Back in 2014 a friend told me about this fantasy series that was being produced via crowd-funding, and they were looking for all sorts of volunteers – including costume makers. Now, I had never...
by Neil Oseman | 24 Sep 2015 | Pre Production
In our latest behind-the-scenes video from Ren Season One, director and co-creator Kate Madison discusses casting the lead roles of Ren and Hunter. The video features clips from Sophie Skelton and Duran Fulton Brown’s audition tapes including special scenes...
