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The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness, also known as the Institute, is a film and television production/distribution studio founded by Scott Gardenhour and Michael Bay. It was founded in 2001.

Former producers and directors

• Michael Bay
• Scott Gardenhour
• Prakash Varma
• Oliver Castro
• Marco Gentile
• Rupert Smith
• Tim Story
• Ben Briand

Films produced

• The Gentleman Shaver (2011)
• The Reformed Troglodyte (2011)

Clients

The Institute has produced commercial works for clients including Burger King, Budweiser, Mercedes Benz, Victoria's Secret, Audi, Hallmark, Coke, GM, Coors, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, Weiden & Kennedy, TBWA/ Chiat/Day, and BBDO.

References

1. "PRNewsWire: The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness Collaborates With Young & Rubicam to Produce Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Themed TV Spot for LG Mobile Phones, Directed by Michael Bay". PRNewsWire.com. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
2. "LinkedIn:The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness". LinkedIn.com. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
3. The Gentleman Shaver at IMDb
4. The Reformed Troglodyte at IMDb
5. "The Institute and Burger King Corp. Team Up on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Creative". Product Placement News.com. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
6. "LinkedIn:The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness". LinkedIn.com. Retrieved 2013-03-22.

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Filmography Awards and nominations Unrealized projects
Films	Directed Bad Boys (1995) The Rock (1996) Armageddon (1998) Pearl Harbor (2001) Bad Boys II (2003) The Island (2005) Transformers (2007) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) Pain & Gain (2013) Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) 6 Underground (2019) Ambulance (2022) Produced only The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) The Amityville Horror (2005) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) The Hitcher (2007) The Unborn (2009) Friday the 13th (2009) Horsemen (2009) A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) I Am Number Four (2011) The Purge (2013) The Purge: Anarchy (2014) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) Ouija (2014) Project Almanac (2015) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) The Purge: Election Year (2016) Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) A Quiet Place (2018) The First Purge (2018) Bumblebee (2018) Songbird (2020) A Quiet Place Part II (2021) The Forever Purge (2021) Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023) A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) Transformers One (2024) Apartment 7A (2024) Drop (2025)
Television	Black Sails (2014–2017) The Last Ship (2014–2018) Billion Dollar Wreck (2016) Jack Ryan (2018–2023) The Purge (2018–2019)
Commercials	"Aaron Burr" (1993)
Related	Platinum Dunes The Institute
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