Tag: Arduino

  • “Enceladus” Production Design

    “Enceladus” Production Design

    2025, Short Film

    Director: Isaiah Griffith

    Producers: Isaiah Griffith, Marley Hewitt, Simon Podliska, Dito

    Production and Costume Designer: Eva Kramer

    Enceladus is a short sci-fi film exploring corporate control of resources and water scarcity. The main set piece and structure was built previously by my peers as part of their immersive experience Capstone project. My job was to adjust, decorate, and add props and set pieces to transform the immersive experience into a film set that better reflected the script. I examined the script and redesigned the submarine set in order to fulfill the needs and the story and reflect the lived in feel of the submarine. I designed both the updated layout of the set and several new machines that were key to the plot. As the Production Designer, I led a talented Art Department team. I organized and assigned tasks, communicated between my team and the Director and Producers, and also designed and sourced the costumes for the film. I also assisted on set to make sure that the set and costumes stayed consistent. Throughout this process I worked with Arduino, Adobe Illustrator, and Procreate, as well as with physical tools and materials.

    Photo by Keren Carlson @kerencarlsonphotography
  • Carousel Skirt

    Carousel Skirt

    2024, Wearable

    Project by Eva Kramer with technical support from Professor Dan Novy (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts)

    Inspired by a historic carousel in Colorado, I designed and developed a wearable carousel skirt using digital fabrication techniques. I replicated the spokes of the carousel in Adobe Illustrator to create the structure of the skirt, then I laser cut these pieces from plywood and hand painted them with help from my friends. I experimented with 3D printing the carousel animals, but I landed on laser cutting animals and hand painting them as well, matching the rustic aesthetic of the panels. I used LED lights to give light to the carousel and a speaker to play carousel music. I also designed a belt mechanism to rotate the carousel around the waist using a continuous rotation servo motor programmed with Arduino. I modeled this in Rhino and 3D printed a small test version to display at Spring 2025 Open Studios at the Johnny Carson School for Emerging Media Arts in Lincoln, NE.