Proton-Works, LLC is a creative agency delivering authentic mid-century video, photo & graphic services. Based out of Los Angeles, we utilize a blend of traditional arts & crafts with modern tech to faithfully recreate your favorite looks from the past. From vintage-style ads and logos to commercials and short films, each experience places you directly into the atomic age.

Below are a few examples of our broad range of work:

Vintage Advertisement / Cover Art

Editorial & Poster Design: Advertisement, event flyers, menus and magazine-style layouts

Album & Vinyl Packaging: Full art direction for digital album art, vinyl jackets, sleeve liners and CDs

Album Cover Design (Acrylic Gouache + Graphic Design)

Brand Identity & Mascot Design

Custom Mascots & Characters: Hand-drawn characters in classic mid-century styles

Logo Suites: Primary/secondary logos

Photography

Editorial & Product Stills: Lifestyle portraits and product shots styled to recreate the Kodachrome/Ektachrome film look and texture.

Retro Videos & Commercials

Commercials: Conceptual commercials scripted and edited with the dramatic pacing, lighting and retro voiceovers of mid-century television

Music Videos & Brand Films Narrative video product production graded to look like authentic 8mm or 16mm archival film reels (4:3 aspect ratio)

Social Media: Time capsule Reels/TikToks that retro-fy modern products and behind-the scenes content