Media Desperado's logo. A line drawing of a video camera-shaped person sitting on a motorcycle holding a boom mic and riding off to capture your creative content.

Creative mischief. Creative order.

Purposeful production for curious minds and meaningful stories.

a video, PHOTO AND ANIMATION STUDIO for commercial PROJECTS and INDIE filmmaking.

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Amanda and Santiago, owners of Media Desperado, posing in front of a solid backdrop and arranged lighting gear, welcoming you to their creative work.

A home for thoughtful media making and untamed storytelling. Media Desperado blends indie spirit with sharp production–crafted for those who crave meaning, collaboration, and creative clarity.

Meet the Maniacs
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Two women with curly hair smiling and close together, one touching her face in a disturbing way, illuminated by pink and purple lighting. Photo from Media Desperado's short film Exposure.
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Amanda and Santiago posing with an Emmy Award trophy for their work on a documentary with Unfiltered With Kiran.
A woman and a man standing on a staircase in a modern glass building, looking at each other closely and curiously. A behind the scenes photo from Media Desperado's short film Exposure.
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A person holding a clapperboard on a film set, with a film camera and monitor visible in the background. A behind-the-scenes photo from Media Desperado's short film Unsettled.
Two men standing in a room with red lighting, one holding a camera stabilizer. A behind-the-scenes photo from Media Desperado's short film Exposure.
A group of four men on a film set outdoors, with one man operating a camera stabilizer, laughing and smiling, while the others watch and hold equipment. On set for Media Desperado's short film Measure Twice. Cut Once. filmed in Abita Springs.
A making-of illustration of Media Desperado's short animated film Scoop in the Coop, showing a farm animal enclosure with a white sheep, a gray sheep, a gray pig, and a colorful rooster.
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Movie poster for 'Unsettled' featuring two people, a woman on the left and a man on the right, above a house in a wooded area.
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Amand wearing a beige cap and a red plaid flannel is holding a film clapperboard. She is standing indoors, readying to capture a take for Media Desperado's short film in Abita Springs, Louisiana.
Hair and makeup up stylists at work preparing for Media Desperado's short film shoot inside a room with large windows in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
A group of four people on a film set outside in Abita Springs, with a woman standing in front of a boom mic, a man holding a clapperboard, and Santiago holding papers, while a crew member in the background adjusts equipment.
A behind-the-scenes photo from Media Desperado's short film Unsettled in Abita Springs showing woman standing outdoors on a grassy path with arms crossed, prepping for a moody, serious scene.
Amanda, smiling, holding a piece of paper with production notes in a room with technical equipment and black walls.
Amanda and Santiago wearing Media Desperado baseball hats and posing for a selfie while on the set of their short film Unsettled shot in an old, wood-paneled bed and breakfast home in Abita Springs.
Behind the scenes of the short film shoot of Exposure inside a multi-story building with wooden railings, green plants, crew members, and equipment including cameras, lights, and microphones.

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  • Brand Films

  • Commercials

  • Motion Graphics & Animation

  • Photography

  • Social Content & Strategy

  • Creative Project Management

Fellow filmmakers and freelancers, agencies and crews, brands and storytellers–
whatever you’re building, we’re your creative engine. 

And Action!
A behind-the-scenes photograph from Media Desperado's short film Unsettled, showing a woman sewing a jacket.

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We ride at dawn (or after coffee).