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4 unusual facts about Scott Gardenhour


Scott Gardenhour

In 2001, Scott Gardenhour and Michael Bay partnered to start, The Institute, aka The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness an Emmy Award-winning production company.

Since opening their doors eleven years ago, Scott has guided successful campaigns for the likes of Audi, Nike, AT&T and Toshiba, including the Emmy Award-winning commercial, 'Required Reading', for Hallmark that originated as a spec spot, concepted and created by The Institute.

Gardenhour began his career as an independent producer before joining Propaganda Films, the prolific music video and film production house that launched the careers of Michael Bay, David Fincher, David Lynch, Spike Jonze and Mark Romanek, to name a few.

The Institute represents a varied roster of commercial and feature directors such as Michael Bay, Oliver Castro, Marco Gentile, Rupert Smith, Tim Story, and Prakash Varma.



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