GUTSY Films

Our creative film work ranges from animation to high end commercials and documentary films.

This is independent filmmaking for the digital age. We work with agencies on brand-curated content such the Energy Futures film for Shell and bespoke insight projects for clients including Mercedes Benz and American Express.

Director's Reel

Paul O'Brien has directed the majority of the GUTSY creative film output, including cinema films for Mercedes-Benz, historical documentaries for DVD and insights films for American Express and Nestlé. His career has been concentrated in the Advertising and Marketing sectors with a wide range of film outputs picking up a DMA gold for a series of Guinness commercials (AD), Caples and MTV film awards along the way.

Ad Reel

This is a short reel of our ad spots. We have produced various projects over the years from a 35mm macro slow motion shoot for Cartridge World to people on fire for the Nelson Mandella 46664 AIDS campaign.

Mercedes-Benz - "FIRST"

FIRST is a ground breaking six minute cinematic film produced by GUTSY to announce Mercedes-Benz World at Brooklands to the public. Playing in the cinema at Mercedes-Benz World, it gives every single visitor a high energy introduction to the incredible history of Mercedes-Benz, starting with the creation of the World’s first motorcar. Mercedes has never before brought so many of its classic cars together for one shoot. Shot in Stuttgart & post produced in London

Click here to watch Making of First

Mercedes-Benz - "Full Circuit"

Full Circuit is a feature length documentary that describes the historical relationship between Brooklands & Mercedes-Benz. It includes rare archive footage plus interviews with Sir Stirling Moss, Jodie Kidd, Ron Dennis, Sir Terence Conran, historians and current innovators. The film uncovers stories that establish Mercedes Benz as crucial to the creation of Brooklands and a major influence on the British automotive industry.

It is a journey through the process of invention, connecting such rare anomalies as the 'Teardrop Benz' to Malcolm Campbell's land speed record-breaking 'Bluebird'. How Brooklands influenced Concorde, and Concorde influenced McLaren brake technology. How 'Gordon Bennett' was an early media mogul who kickstarted car racing and the story of the real Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The film is available on DVD for retail at the Mercedes-Benz brand store. Here is an extract from the film, the curious tale of Count Louis Zborowski.

Tim Drage - Animation

Tim Drage is our post production guru with a background in and passion for animation. He co-created several famous stop-motion shorts for The LEGO Group's Star Wars and Spiderman ranges, for the 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' DVD, and has also worked on ad spots for clients including Coco Pops and the BBC.