diff --git a/src/client/distren.c b/src/client/distren.c
--- a/src/client/distren.c
+++ b/src/client/distren.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   frame_to_render = 10; // temporary, the number 10 will be replaced with a function call
 
   char name[25]; // declares a variable to hold the file name
-  name = "file_name"; // file_name will be replaced with a function call
+  name = 'file_name'; // file_name will be replaced with a function call
 
   char string[100];
   sprintf(string, "blender.exe -b %s.blend -o //tmp/frame -f %d -F JPEG -x 1", name, frame_to_render);
diff --git a/src/server/distrend.c b/src/server/distrend.c
--- a/src/server/distrend.c
+++ b/src/server/distrend.c
@@ -46,7 +46,30 @@ void blender()
 
 	int first_frame;
 	int last_frame;
-	int pieces_per_frame; // for use of rendering piece so frames and stitching them together
 	int current_frame;
 
 }
+
+int blender_get_frame()
+{
+
+
+	if(current_frame == (last_frame + 1))
+	{
+		//get_job_frame(); // Will retrieve the new start frame from job_master
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		current_frame++;
+	}
+
+	return frame_to_render;
+}
+
+char blender_get_filename()
+{
+	char file_name[25];
+
+	return file_name;
+}
+