From a very young age I always seemed to feel my happiest when I was creating made-up worlds in my mind. Much to my excitement, it turned out  I was what people called a "creative person". Years later I found the path to put these skills to use. Enrolling in Art Center College of Design to study advertising and filmmaking. After graduation I began a career as an Art Director for some of the best ad agencies in the country. Eventual working into a Creative Director role at various agencies throughout my 10+ years in advertising. But it was then I decided to fulfill my next goal, directing. I left the agency world and began directing commercials. I had a great start and was lucky enough to be a signed director at various commercial production companies in Los Angeles before opening my own production company.  I have worked on a variety of projects in all sizes and approach each project with the same creative appetite, always looking to not just deliver what is asked but to put the extra time in and make it something even better. I always remind myself;  to be successful you must have the ability to prepare and the confidence to pull it off.

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Some highlights of Vincent Blackhawk Aamodt

• He has worked on national and global brand commercials, including three Super Bowl spots which have earned him several industry awards, including: One Show (Gold), NY Art Directors Show (Gold), Communication Arts Ad Annual, Clio (Gold), International Automotive Awards (Gold and Silver), Andy (Gold), Addy’s Best of Show, Belding (Gold), Cannes Lion (TV and outdoor)

• He has created and directed an original comedy web series sponsored by Nestle/Purina which aired on Hulu

• As an ad agency Art Director/Creative Director he has worked at some of the most creative shops in the country. Including Cliff Freeman and Partners, TBWA/Chiat/Day, Rubin Postear and Associates, Deustch inc.and DDB

• Early in his advertising career he was selected to represent the USA in an international young creative competition held at the Cannes Advertising Festival in France

• He has produced and directed corporate videos for highly-visible global brands

  • High-tech sector

    • Clients include: Roku Inc., Speck, Intel; IMVU; and LeoTek

  • Luxury Brand and Automotive

    • Panavision and LitePanels

    • Porsche, Shelby Automobiles, Honda, Acura, Superformance, Canepa Motorsports, and Borelli Motorsports

  • Education and Health Sectors

    • De Anza College

    • Santa Clara Valley Indian Health Center

• He has worked with professional sports teams, including directing a TV commercial campaign for the Indianapolis Colts (NFL), writing and directing a TV commercial campaign for the Los Angeles Kings (NHL) and producing and directing a web film for the San Francisco Giants (MLB) covering their 2012 World Series victory parade

• He produced and directed the award-winning documentary feature film "The Ghost Riders"

  •  Won Best Feature Documentary awards from a variety of film festivals around the world and has been distributed both in the U.S. and internationally on PBS and The National Geographic Channel

 

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Vincent has been a member of the Directors Guild of America since 2001. Receiving praise and recommendations from DGA directors Guy Ritchie and David Lynch.

 

In 2004 Vincent was chosen to participate in the DGA/ABC directing program where he worked on prime -time TV shows for ABC including Grey's Anatomy, Alias and The George Lopez Show.  This was an invaluable experience for him, allowing him to experience the production process of major network shows and also direct on a prime-time TV show.