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Flicker-flame lantern
Coded LED driver that mimics a gas flame — dimmable, battery-powered and hidden inside a period lantern.
ATtinyLiPoWarm-white
Film electronics
We design and build bespoke circuit boards and coded electronics for film & TV props and lighting — practical effects, hero props and custom rigs. We’ve built a long list of them. Anything can be made bespoke.
From a single practical to a full set’s worth of custom boards — designed around the prop, the power and the safety, then programmed to do exactly what the camera needs.
Schematic to finished board — bespoke circuit boards designed for the exact job, not off-the-shelf.
Arduino, ESP32 and PIC programmed to drive the effect — timed, triggered or sensor-led.
Flames, flicker, screens and glows — addressable LED and DMX that read right on camera.
Fire cues from a hidden remote — frame-accurate, repeatable, no cable in shot.
Servos, motors and mechanisms driven by custom boards for props that move and react.
Safe, hidden, on-set-ready power — sized to run the build for as long as the day needs.
Builds that respond to sound, touch, light or movement for effects that feel alive.
Squeezed into the prop — boards laid out to disappear inside the smallest of housings.
There on the day to fit, trigger and troubleshoot so the build does its job when it counts.
A snapshot of the kind of work we make. Every one was bespoke — yours can be too.
Coded LED driver that mimics a gas flame — dimmable, battery-powered and hidden inside a period lantern.
Custom PCB so a hero prop’s buttons, screens and readouts actually work — and look right — on camera.
Fire lights, sparks or smoke cues from a hidden remote — frame-accurate and repeatable, take after take.
Micro-servo driver and controller for a creature or puppet — smooth, programmable motion on cue.
A programmable display that plays bespoke graphics and readouts from inside a device prop.
Sequenced blinkenlights, backlit switches and sound-reactive panels for a control-room set piece.
Addressable LEDs sequenced and battery-powered into a costume — safe to wear and run all day.
Driver board for ceiling and console starfields — gentle twinkle and shimmer, fully controllable.
Safe battery flicker units for period sets — dressed into candles and lanterns, dimmable across a scene.
Tell me what the shot needs — the effect, the look, the prop and the constraints.
Circuit and code designed around the prop, the power and the on-set safety.
A working prototype to prove it on the bench before it’s built for real.
Final build, programmed and finished — with support on set when it shoots.
If it needs to light up, move, count down, react or run inside a prop — it can be built. Tell me the idea and I’ll tell you how to make it real.
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