About Beth

Who is this?

Hi! I’m Lillian Elizabeth Gardner, but you can call me Beth. I was born and raised in Oregon, earned my BA at Scripps College, and I am currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada.

What did you study?

My undergraduate major was in media studies, with a concentration in production. My minor was psychology, intended to inform my art.

At Scripps I learned a ton about production. I have learned how to use cameras, mics, and editing software. These skills are demonstrated on the CREATIVE PROJECTS page, which shows both academic work and ongoing projects.

What do you do?

An excellent question! Right now, a lot of things!

I am currently working as a course technologist updating the Pomona College Music Department Soundmap. A “soundmap” is a digital record of auditory spaces at the moment in time they are recorded. I am archiving and sorting recordings, as well as updating information and links. I have been exercising skills in documentation, recording, HTML, UX/UI, and design.

I am also continually updating my portfolio with new projects, varying from concept art, storyboarding, and animation practice; screenwriting; and video game development.

I am currently seeking work in all areas of media and storytelling. I am eager to gain experience and practice wherever I am, and I view all roles as equally valuable. I like to bring a multidisciplinary viewpoint to everything I do, you never know what you might end up using later…

Eventually, I would like to work in educational animation and design, creating motion graphic videos and interactive tools for educators.

I am also interested in writing children’s fiction, in which “good” and “bad”, “right” and “wrong”, are more nuanced topics designed to encourage viewers to think critically and form their own opinions, in order to navigate an increasingly complicated world.

Why “Pink Lemon Trousers”?

For my 15th birthday, my dad took me on a Carnival cruise. In that week, I made a friend who would change my life forever. Brooklyn Black arbitrarily named our foosball team “Pink Lemon Trousers”, and the absurdity and randomness of the words have never left me. Was it supposed to be pants with pink lemons on them? Pink pants with yellow lemons? A lemon wearing pink pants? I’ll never truly know. Brooklyn showed me there was a world outside Central Linn. My family moved to Eugene, so I could pursue and earn my International Baccalaureate® Diploma at Eugene International High School. Not to brag, but not only did I finish my program, I finished it in a pandemic (I graduated high school in 2021). I got into my dream college, I am raising a very cute dog, with friends I love very, very much. I am making art beyond my 15-year-old self’s wildest dreams. And it’s because of you, Brooklyn. I haven’t heard from you in a couple years, but I hope you know how grateful I am. We accept the love we think we deserve (Chbosky, 1999), and I’m happy to tell you my life is overflowing with it these days. I owe you everything.

Special Thanks to…

Brian and Carol Gardner; Ed, Terri, Jaimee, Alyssa, and Evan Gardner; Larry, Marc, Amy, Tristan, Chloe, and Teresa Gardner; Sally and Kyle Keene; Carol Loitved; Olivia Rene and Sydnee Glasgow; Melisa Harris; Kalyn, Karsen, and Kami Lafayette; Lovica and Sydney Johnson; Johnna and Jenna Neal; Jesika Garcia; Misty Stebbins; Hannah Huskey; Leo Hoerauf; Tony Belcastro; Wyatt Thompson; Shelby Simonis; Noabee Looper; Jean and Brynna Gritter; Jamie Derrickson; Kyle and Wendy Kivett; Katti Baney; Rachel, Shawn, and Zoey McKee; Robyn, Hunter, Emma, and Lily Bailey; Dr. Michelle Mitchell-Foust; Brooklyn Black; Claire Blythe; Jennifer Hehnke; Brian Kuzma; Nita Halstead; Michael Leiner; Savannah King; Bella Lauf; Finn Juenemann; Davis Wingard; Dylan Haeri-McCarroll; Abigail Young; Olivia Jenson; Cheyenne Mennenga; Erica Phillips; Aedan Rockefeller; Jo Ouellette; Emma Harden; Monica and Barrett Lockwood; Zachary Miller; Jackson Bunkley; Savannah Baker; Kevin Dettmar; Annelle Curulla; Stephanie Liu-Rojas; Kim-Trang Tran; David Mendelsohn; Rachel Mayeri; Ryan Engley; Winnie Bee; Eric Hurley; Oscar Moralde; Isabelle Beavers; Alessia Lupo Cecchet; Alfred Cramer; Dr. Jenelle Stone; Dr. Yaron Zedek; Tom and Ellen Conti; Lianne Kountz; Sam Langeliers; Nina Howe-Goldstein; Aviva Maxon; Lily Dunkin; Claire Campbell; Clara Desmond; Fiona Kubalak; Caetano Pérez-Marchant; Sam Lasky; Tristan Phipps; Belen Yudess; Alicia Lamkin; Philo Judson; Pádraic Morris; Becca Hockman; Evan Penn-Brown; Keegan Pinkerton; Taylor Swift; Taylor Tomlinson; Lindsey Stirling; Sonya Renee Taylor; Legs Nose Robinson; Glennon Doyle; and last but not least: Jacob Neet and Isabella Conti. Thank you.