The Secrets of the Commander’s Costume
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…
The Secrets of Lyanna’s Costume
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…
The Secrets of Karn’s Costumes
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…
The Secrets of Hunter’s Costume
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…
The Secrets of Ren’s Costume
Ren 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 Lyngarth. Aware…
Making the Reather: An International Effort
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…
Creating Something Amazing Together
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 the…
How Making the Master’s Costume Changed My Life
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…
How can we have more content like Ren: The Girl with a Mark?
In this guest blog, US based filmmaker Ron Newcomb explores how viewers can ensure the future of independent production and reveals how The Fantasy Network was created. So how can we have more content like Ren: The Girl with a Mark? There is one way – support it!…
Ren’s leading lady Sophie Skelton joins the cast of Outlander
We are incredibly excited to pass on the news that our very own Ren, Sophie Skelton, has been cast in the major role of Brianna in the Starz time-travel drama Outlander. Starz made the announcement yesterday and Sophie’s casting ends months of heated speculation about…