Corrosive
by design.
Acid Media didn't start as a strategy. It started as a name that felt right — and names that feel right usually do so for a reason. The first version had the instinct. This version knows what to do with it.
If you want comfortable, you already have a vendor. We're not the backup plan.
We have opinions. Vendors don't.
Legit crew. Real budgets. Proper post.
Glossy. Agency-dependent. Interchangeable. Your concept executed by anyone.
Lo-fi by accident, not choice. No budgets. No infrastructure. Vibes without delivery.
Commercial standard delivery. Genuine creative point of view. Both, always.
VP / Head of Creative at a challenger brand. $5M–$50M marketing spend.
Came up in creative, not business school. Has strong opinions about what their brand isn't. Wants a partner who pushes back.
A&R or artist manager at an indie or mid-major label.
Working with an act that has cultural heat but hasn't cracked the video side. Needs someone who understands music culturally.
Established artist managing their own creative output.
Has budget ($20K–$80K), has taste, needs execution. Independent entirely or tired of label interference.
We say what we think. Our pitches don't hide the hard part.
We know what we're doing. We choose our imperfections deliberately.
Hip-hop, punk, commercial, art — not tourists in any of them.
Not here to win awards. Here to make the work right.
Funny, weird, provocative — but it comes from somewhere.
A director who's done 200 shoots explaining why they'd do this one differently. Confident. Specific.
Agency-speak. "Storytelling" used as a noun. "Passion." "Elevate your brand." Corporate enthusiasm. Performed humility.
The texture of Super 8 on a 4K budget. The color palette of a 1977 parking garage. The framing of someone who studied photography before they studied film.
Eddie Coyle. Kids. City of God. Uncut Gems.
Larry Clark. Nan Goldin. Gordon Parks. Boogie.
Hiro Murai. Director X. Kendrick as short film.
Liquid Death. New Balance. Carhartt WIP. Patagonia.
ERA FEEL: 1992–2002 — as a reference, not a recreation.
The foundation. Full-service from concept to post. $40K–$300K sweet spot.
The revenue engine. Direct-to-brand. Lean infrastructure, lower overhead.
Emerging directors under our banner. Right aesthetic. Willing to grow.
Volume without sacrifice. Social content as a smaller version of the real thing.
"The brief was wrong, so we fixed it."
"We don't make safe work for safe brands."
"Corrosive by design."
"Built by people who've been on set, not just in decks."
"Bringing your vision to life"
"Your creative partner"
"We love what we do"
"No project is too big or too small"
"We're excited to collaborate"
We work with brands and artists who have something to say — and need it to land. We're not for everyone. We don't try to be.