by Christopher Dane | 10 Feb 2020 | Behind the scenes, Pre Production, The world of Ren
The Season One script called for Ren to trade some of the produce she sourced from the forest for a coin. Her aim was to keep her dad, Dagron, believing that she had been washing with her friends and NOT learning all sorts of forbidden stuff from Karn. Now, as a...
by Neil Oseman | 27 Jan 2020 | Pre Production, Tips & tricks
For an indie filmmaker seeking finance, crowdfunding can seem like a magic money tree. Just set the page up on Kickstarter, post about it on social media, and the funding will come rolling in, right? The team here at Ren HQ certainly wish that it was that easy, as we...
by Neil Oseman | 13 Jan 2020 | Pre Production, Tips & tricks
Are you wondering how to find actors for a short film? Unsure about how to organise casting sessions? Curious about how to run callback auditions? Then this is the article for you! In the last week or two we have been casting for a new actor to play Ren, our title...
by Miriam Davies | 25 Jul 2019 | Pre Production
The Commander (Richard Zeman) is the leader of a regiment of Kah’Nath soldiers, and a brutal fighter. His costume needed to aptly depict his power and authority. The Kah’Nath are the only characters in the world of Ren who wear red, an indication of their dominance. I...
by Miriam Davies | 9 Jul 2019 | Pre Production
Lyanna (Dita Tantang) is a child of the wild, an outcast, a nomad. Like Hunter, she spends her life on the road. She carries nothing more than what she deems absolutely essential, including her shoulder bag, which is one of the first things I bought, when Kate and I...
by Miriam Davies | 29 Apr 2019 | Pre Production
Karn (Christopher Dane) is a complex and mysterious man, living in the forest outside the village in a self-made Aladdin’s Cave of untold treasures. There are many questions surrounding Karn, some of which are answered, some hinted at in the very clothes he is...
