Gardner helped create the signature helmets for Daft Punk, as well as an animatronic robot for their "Technologic" music video.
Beyond the film-making arena, Gardner's special effects company Alterian, Inc. has also designed and created the popular GEICO Cavemen characters as well as the current iteration of Smokey Bear.
Tony recommended her to the Farrelly brothers because he knew she would be capable of tolerating the extensive prosthetic burn make-up.
His work on the 2010 Danny Boyle film 127 Hours received notoriety for the amputation sequences designed, engineered, and built to recreate the actual event in extreme closeup detail.
Gardner's Alterian, Inc. designed and created the makeup effects for the film Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa.