Aaron Banks

Aaron Banks

Head of Video Production & Director

Location
Greater Los Angeles Area
Industry
Entertainment

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Aaron Banks's Overview

Current
  • Head of Production & Director at Longs Media
Past
  • Editor at Fullscreen, Inc
  • Producer/Editor at Moto Entertainment LLC
  • Director/Editor at Embassy Entertainment LLC
  • Video Editor at Rat Bastard Productions LLC
  • Film Editor / Sound Designer at Flexible Solutions / FS Productions
  • Digital Media Producer, Hawaii US at Skee.TV
  • Traffic Management Specialist / Dangerous Goods Shipping Supervisor at United States Marine Corps
  • Music Video Producer at DIS-N-DAT Media Group
  • Event Videographer at 102.7 Da Bomb FM (Honolulu, HI)
Education
  • The Art Institute of California - Hollywood
  • The Los Angeles Film School
  • Navy Supply Corps School
  • Marine Corps Institute
  • U.S. Army Transportation Logistics School
Recommendations

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Connections

500+ connections

Websites

Aaron Banks' Experience

Head of Production & Director

Longs Media

November 2012Present (7 months) Greater Los Angeles Area

Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Entertainment industry

July 2012August 2012 (2 months) Culver City, CA

Producer/Editor

Moto Entertainment LLC

Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry

March 2010February 2012 (2 years)

Responsible for researching, developing and managing the production of high quality entertainment projects that represent the vision of the company.

Director/Editor

Embassy Entertainment LLC

December 2009February 2010 (3 months)

Produced, directed and edited 5 music videos promoting song and mix-tape releases.

Video Editor

Rat Bastard Productions LLC

July 2009September 2009 (3 months)

Editor for online/web promotional video for the film "Por Vida: Down for Life", which was officially selected for the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival www.ratbastardproductions.com

Film Editor / Sound Designer

Flexible Solutions / FS Productions

June 2009August 2009 (3 months)

Film editor & sound designer for short film "e-Turnity", selected for the 1st annual Louisville's International Film Festival. www.e-turnity.com

Digital Media Producer, Hawaii US

Skee.TV

February 2007August 2008 (1 year 7 months)

Hawaii location; editor and event videographer at skeetv.com. Also hosted 5 episodes in Hawaii. Skeetv.com is the first and biggest online music lifestyle channel with over 70 million views. Skee.TV has original music videos as well as exclusive behind the scenes access to the hottest events in music.

Traffic Management Specialist / Dangerous Goods Shipping Supervisor

United States Marine Corps

Government Agency; 10,001+ employees; Military industry

June 2004June 2008 (4 years 1 month)

As a traffic management specialist & passenger travel coordinator duties include, overseeing the proper completion of military and non-military travel on government & civilian travel.

3 years of diverse shipping experiences including two HAZMAT certifications, leadership training and a diploma in transportation management.

As a dangerous goods specialist in the shipping and receiving section, experiences include negotiating with various commercial shipping companies regarding military needs, services and rates.

Music Video Producer

DIS-N-DAT Media Group

Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Broadcast Media industry

June 2007May 2008 (1 year)

Music video director and production coordinator for DIS-N-DAT Media Group.

Event Videographer

102.7 Da Bomb FM (Honolulu, HI)

October 2007October 2007 (1 month)

Bomb Birthday Bash 07

Aaron Banks' Summary

Produced content for Skee TV (Snoop Dogg, Akon, Soulja Boy) which is now one of the largest online music lifestyle channels in the world with over 200 million views.

Graduate of The Los Angeles Film School with a degree in filmmaking.

Partnered with Atlantic Records recording artist DJ Drama (T.I., Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy) in directing & producing online music videos which supported song and album release.

Produced & directed music video featuring R&B artist Booby Valentino (Ludacris, Timbaland) later premiering on MTV Jams ,BET & Fuse

Co founded Moto Entertainment LLC assuming the duties as President of Production.

Specialties

Content Development, Music Video Production, Offline Video Editor, Government Transportation

Aaron Banks' Education

The Art Institute of California - Hollywood

Bachelor of Science, Digital Filmmaking Video Production

20102012

The Los Angeles Film School

Associate of Science, Filmmaking

20082009

Navy Supply Corps School

Certification, Transportation of Hazardous Materials

20072007

Fundamental transportation practices for responsible handling/processing of hazardous materials/waste by land, air & rail.

Marine Corps Institute

Diploma, Leadership, Combat Skills

20052007

U.S. Army Transportation Logistics School

Diploma, Transportation Management Coordinator

20042004

Traffic management function training to include,policies in handling personal property, passenger travel, freight shipping and receiving sections for The Department of Defense (DOD)

Aaron Banks' Projects

Aaron Banks' Certifications

  • Transportation of Hazardous Materials

    • Academic Director A.L Swain, LCDR, SC, USN
    • License 0117-LF-124-1020
    • December 2005 to December 2006
  • Transportation of Hazardous Materials

    • Academic Director W.S. Sewell LCDR, SC, USN
    • License 0117-LF-124-1011
    • June 2007 to June 2009

Aaron Banks' Honors and Awards

  • Global War On Terrorism Medal

    Untied States Marine Corps
    • January 2005
  • National Defense Service Medal

    United States Marine Corps
    • September 2004
  • Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal

    United States Marine Corps
    • June 1997
  • Rifle Expert Marksman Badge

    United States Marine Corps
    • March 2008

    Awarded Marine Corps Rifle Expert marksmanship qualification badge

  • Pistol Marksman Badge

    United States Marine Corps
    • March 2008

    Awarded Marine Corps Pistol Marksman qualification badge

Aaron Banks' Courses

  • Diploma, Leadership, Combat Skills

    Marine Corps Institute

    • Corporal Course (5-07)
    • Fundamentals of Marine Corps Leadership LEADERSHIP (0033)
    • Terrorism Awareness (0210)
    • The Marine Rifleman: Combat Skills (0370)
    • Land Navigation (0381)
    • Operations Against Guerrilla Units (0324)
    • Legal Administration Clerk (0143)
    • Leadership (8013)
    • Military Studies (8013)
    • Introduction To Warfighting (8014)
    • Warfighting Tactics (8015)
    • Warfighting Techniques (8016)
    • Counseling For Marine (0112)
  • Diploma, Transportation Management Coordinator

    U.S. Army Transportation Logistics School

    • Basic Freight Course (BFTC)
    • Transportation Management Coordinator Course (88N10)
  • Associate of Science, Filmmaking

    The Los Angeles Film School

    • Film Theory (FMP221)
    • Art of Film & Video, The (FMP121)
    • Communications (ENC2210)
    • Cinematography (FMP242)
    • Historical Achetyoes and Mythology (GEN251)
    • Directing (FMP161)
    • Media and Society (GEN273)
    • Film Production (FMP271)
    • Advanced Postproduction (FMP294)
    • Creative Writing (CRW2002)
  • Traffic Management Specialist / Dangerous Goods Shipping Supervisor

    United States Marine Corps

    • Combat Marksmanship Trainer Course (8530)
    • Marine Combat Training (133404)
    • Asset Visibility Course (011907)

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