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Olly Blackburn, portrait

commercial director

Olly Blackburn

Olly Blackburn is a commercial director. FrameThrower's visual library has 7 of their commercials (2011–2024), cut shot by shot, 3 of them award-winning. The work includes spots for Talenti, Pampers, BBC Local Radio and GSK, produced most often by Great Guns and Red Bee Media, for agencies including LOLA, Saatchi & Saatchi and Y&R.

Portrait: Pictorion Das Werk, per email correspondence from Olly Blackburn, Appointed repr, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

7
Commercials in our library
3
Award-winning
2011–2024
Active

01 · Featured

Olly Blackburn's most awarded commercial

BBC Local Radio “Local Radio” (2011), still© BBC Local RadioBBC Local Radio “Local Radio” (2011), frame 2© BBC Local RadioBBC Local Radio “Local Radio” (2011), frame 3© BBC Local RadioBBC Local Radio “Local Radio” (2011), frame 4© BBC Local RadioBBC Local Radio “Local Radio” (2011), frame 5© BBC Local RadioBBC Local Radio “Local Radio” (2011), frame 6© BBC Local Radio

D&AD Yellow Pencil 2011

BBC Local Radio “Local Radio” 2011

People from all walks of life and different locations across the UK are shown interacting with their surroundings in unusual and affectionate ways, set to a classic love song.

Directed by Olly Blackburn · Y&R · Great Guns

02 · Brands

Brands Olly Blackburn has made commercials for

Every brand in the library, by award-winning work.

  • Pampers2015

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • BBC Local Radio2011

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • P&G2016

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Talenti2024

    2 commercials

  • GSK2020

    1 commercials

  • BBC iPlayer2014

    1 commercials

03 · Works with

Who Olly Blackburn works with

From the credits: the companies behind the spots, by number of spots.

Production companies Olly Blackburn works with

04 · Awards

Olly Blackburn's awards

Award-winning commercials in the library, by their best award, and the company honours we could source.

  • 1

    Epica

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  • 1

    D&AD

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  • 1

    The One Show

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Top award-winning spots

  • D&AD Yellow Pencil 2011BBC Local Radio “Local Radio”
  • The One Show Silver 2016P&G “Pooface”
  • Epica Gold 2015Pampers “Poo Face”

05 · Work

Commercials by Olly Blackburn

Our visual library has 7 Olly Blackburn commercials, cut shot by shot. Here: the latest, then the most awarded.

Per year · gold = award-winning

2015
2020

Latest

Talenti “Raise the Jar Sorbetto” (2024)© TalentiTalenti “Raise the Jar Sorbetto” 2024
Talenti “Raise the Jar Layers” (2024)© TalentiTalenti “Raise the Jar Layers” 2024
GSK “Theraflu - Faces” (2020)© GSKGSK “Theraflu - Faces” 2020
P&G “Pooface” (2016)© P&GP&G “Pooface” 2016The One Show Silver 2016
Pampers “Poo Face” (2015)© PampersPampers “Poo Face” 2015Epica Gold 2015

Most awarded

  • BBC Local Radio "Local Radio" (2011) commercial still© BBC Local RadioBBC Local Radio “Local Radio” 2011Dir. Olly Blackburn · Y&RD&AD Yellow Pencil 2011
  • P&G "Pooface" (2016) commercial still© P&GP&G “Pooface” 2016Dir. Olly Blackburn · Saatchi & SaatchiThe One Show Silver 2016
  • Pampers "Poo Face" (2015) commercial still© PampersPampers “Poo Face” 2015Dir. Olly Blackburn · Saatchi & SaatchiEpica Gold 2015
  • Talenti "Raise the Jar Sorbetto" (2024) commercial still© TalentiTalenti “Raise the Jar Sorbetto” 2024Dir. Olly Blackburn · LOLA
  • Talenti "Raise the Jar Layers" (2024) commercial still© TalentiTalenti “Raise the Jar Layers” 2024Dir. Olly Blackburn · LOLA
  • GSK "Theraflu - Faces" (2020) commercial still© GSKGSK “Theraflu - Faces” 2020Dir. Olly Blackburn · Saatchi & Saatchi - USA
  • BBC iPlayer "Olly Blackburn" (2014) commercial still© BBC iPlayerBBC iPlayer “Olly Blackburn” 2014Dir. Olly Blackburn · VML

06 · For producers

What producers use Olly Blackburn's page for

  1. 01Shortlist directors for your triple bid

    You need three directors who can deliver this tone, and a reel is not a shortlist.

    Start from Olly Blackburn's work and find directors with a similar style, each with every spot, agency, production company and award.

    Jake Zalutsky© End Kids CancerBethany Mollenkof© DownyBrandt Lewis© Amazon PrimeMollie Mills© Starbucks
    Similar to Olly Blackburn: Jake Zalutsky, Bethany Mollenkof, Brandt Lewis

  2. 02Olly Blackburn's full body of work, with credits

    A reel shows the hits. You need every spot, and who made each one with them.

    All 7 commercials, searchable shot by shot, with the agency, production company and awards on every spot.

    BBC Local Radio “Local Radio”© BBC Local RadioP&G “Pooface”© P&GPampers “Poo Face”© PampersTalenti “Raise the Jar Sorbetto”© Talenti
    7 commercials, 3 award-winning

07 · Questions

About Olly Blackburn

What commercials has Olly Blackburn directed?+

7 in the library, 2011–2024, including BBC Local Radio “Local Radio”, P&G “Pooface”, Pampers “Poo Face” and Talenti “Raise the Jar Sorbetto”.

Which production company does Olly Blackburn work with?+

Most often Great Guns (6 spots), also Red Bee Media.

Which agencies has Olly Blackburn worked with?+

LOLA (2), Saatchi & Saatchi (1), Y&R (1), Saatchi & Saatchi - USA (1) and VML (1).

What awards has Olly Blackburn's work won?+

3 award-winning spots, including D&AD Yellow Pencil 2011 for BBC Local Radio “Local Radio”, The One Show Silver 2016 for P&G “Pooface” and Epica Gold 2015 for Pampers “Poo Face”.

Which directors have a similar style to Olly Blackburn?+

Jake Zalutsky, Bethany Mollenkof, Brandt Lewis, Mollie Mills and James Rouse, by the ideas, tone and categories of their work.

08 · Discover

Other directors with a similar style

Not connected to Olly Blackburn: matched by the ideas, tone and categories of their commercials.