About Serious Pictures

Serious Pictures was founded in February 1997. The company has developed into one of the leading production companies in British Advertising, producing some of the industry’s top commercials, music videos and short films.

Serious Pictures offers a bespoke service to agencies and clients with a very carefully selected roster of Directors and Producers to deliver films of the highest quality. The Directors all bring various shooting styles and creativity to each job, which over time has fashioned a varied and exciting body of work.

In recent years Serious has produced commercial work for Aviva , Samsung , Marks & Spencer, Peugeot, Ford and The Red Cross, and Music Videos for amongst others Robbie Williams. These films have received international exposure and worldwide recognition.

Serious also have a production service department that facilitates foreign production companies who are shooting in the UK. We have been very fortunate to have collaborated with many of the top UK & European advertising agencies including: Mother, Fallon, AMV BBDO, MCBD, Leagas Delaney, BBH, CDD, M&C Saatchi, DLKW, Euro RSCG, JWT, Joshua,  Leo Burnett, Lowe London, WCRS, McCann-Erickson, MCBD, Nitro, Publicis, RKCR Y&R, Saatchi & Saatchi, Shop, St. Lukes, VCCP, Wieden & Kennedy London, Wieden & Kennedy Amsterdam & Kessels Kramer.

Serious Pictures are very active in the US market place having collaborated with such distinguished agencies as Wieden & Kennedy Portland, Fallon Minneapolis, Ruben Postaer LA, BBDO New York, Y&R LA, Element 79 Chicago, FCB New York. Producing work with clients including: BMW, Gatorade, Nike, New York City Public Schools, Lincoln Mercury, Samsung, Acura, and Coca Cola.

Throughout 2009 Serious Pictures undertook an extensive project overseen by Director Peter Webber to celebrate the Qatar National Day. It saw the production of Documentaries chronicling Qatar, its history and its people. In addition Peter’s short Film ‘Jasim’, received a special screening at the inaugural Tribeca Doha Film Festival in October.

With many respected Documentary Directors on board, Serious Pictures produced content and film for the stand alone National Day TV Channel ‘Al Doha’. These films were seen by the Qatari Nation on the channel as part of the National Day Celebrations on 18th December 2009.

A selection of our commercial clients include:
Aviva, Mercedes Benz, 02, Stella Artois, Nike, Coca Cola, 7 up, Toyota, Stella Artois, Smirnoff, BBC Radio1, Honda, Vodafone, Sony, Bacardi, Adidas, Alfa Romeo, Goodyear, Levis, Martini, Microsoft, Peugeot, Phillips, Powergen, Replay Jeans, Shell, CIF, Sony Playstation, Superga, The Army, T-Mobile, Gatorade, The Body Shop, Social Care, BBC,  Toyota, Samsung, American Airlines, Hyundai and Toyota Rav 4, Greenflag, NFU Mutual, Fiat & British Airways.

You can click HERE to see a selection of our work over the years.