Platform Thirty1

2025

"Loop" | Mini Documentary

Child in patterned rain boots stepping on tactile music objects in playground. Observational storytelling moment from “Loop” mini documentary by Rendah Films.
The brief

Document the implementation of music as a development tool in early years.

Wider scope: establish a visual style to anchor brand identity across multiple strands of work.

Educational playground environment with children and educator in background. Cinematic depth-of-field shot from “Loop” mini documentary by Rendah Films exploring early childhood environments.
Our approach

Working as an extended part of the team, we audited calendar activity to identify key moments across project timelines including events, workshops and deadlines.

Understanding the business goals was a crucial part in designing video outputs which would deliver impact. This enabled us to strategically film both structured talking points in interviews and pay close attention to real moments during documentary style production that would justify the aims of the films.

Alongside this, Rendah honed in a visual style and composed original musical themes that grounded all of the output into a cohesive content eco-system.

Banking all footage in a storage system for phased release, long-term use and adaptation across multiple platforms.

Female musician holding accordion outdoors in natural sunlight. Cinematic talking head shot from “Loop” mini documentary by Rendah Films highlighting authentic human stories.
The result

Multiple bids won using proof-of-concept video material during application process.

Re-purposed video output used as evaluation tool resulting in successful second-round funding.

Promotional videos for projects and initiatives resulted in fully-booked cohorts.

Our Take

Screenshot of Milanote board used by Rendah Films for full video pre-production planning and client collaboration.

Pre-Production is the Most Important Part of Any Film We Make

Headshot of Rob Heslop, Creative Director and Managing Director of Rendah Films, Leicester based self-shooting director.
Rob Heslop
March 11, 2026
2 minutes

Pre-Production is the Most Important Part of Any Film We Make

Video Starts with the Pre-Production Process. For us, that means collaboration. First of all it's important to breakdown what mistakes in pre-production can lead to: Objectives are vague and the purpose of the video gets confused, Stakeholders quietly disagree behind the scenes, Left turns in messaging during post-production (when the footage is already locked in and shoot days are used up), Reactive feedback that undermines the strategy behind the work.

Screenshot of Logic Pro project session showing original music composition for a Rendah Films video production.

Why We Compose Original Music for Our Films

Headshot of Rob Heslop, Creative Director and Managing Director of Rendah Films, Leicester based self-shooting director.
Rob Heslop
March 11, 2026
2 minutes

Why We Compose Original Music for Our Films

You might not know this, but videographers spend hours searching for the right stock music... and even then, you've probably heard it before. Rendah produces original music for film, including bespoke soundtrack for documentary projects, because music sets the tone before the first image even fades in.

Wide framing of interview set at Jewry Wall Leicester filmed by Rendah Films production on Sony FX3 with motorised slider

On Set with Five Cinema Cameras

Headshot of Rob Heslop, Creative Director and Managing Director of Rendah Films, Leicester based self-shooting director.
Rob Heslop
March 4, 2026
3 minutes

On Set with Five Cinema Cameras

When we plan a multi camera interview setup, usually 2 will do an "A" angle (usually medium torso shot)‍ and "B" angle (either tighter framing or sometimes a wider frame if we want to show off the location). Most interview framing composition goes this way and this is the standard for professional video production, whether that is a cinematic documentary interview or a corporate talking head piece. For both we use our Sony FX6 cameras.‍ So what could possibly justify using 5?

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