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 Neil Oseman | 16 Dec 2019 | Tips & tricks
Midway through Season One comes one of Ren: The Girl with the Mark’s most important visual effects: the moment when the Mark manifests on Ren’s face. We interviewed visual effects artist Chris Taylor to find out how the effect was achieved, and get...
by Neil Oseman | 2 Dec 2019 | Tips & tricks
Did you know that we used some stock footage in the making of Ren: The Girl with the Mark Season One? In this article I’ll go through some examples of how we used stock footage not just to plug holes but to enhance our production values. You can do the same, and...
