Rumpus Animation

Rumpus Animation is an independent animation production studio based in Bristol, United Kingdom. Established in 2011, it creates character-driven 2D animation for video games, television, commercial campaigns and charity films. Its work combines hand-drawn animation with rigged production, encompassing both original intellectual property and commissioned projects for developers, broadcasters and brands.

The studio develops animation from early concepts through finished delivery. Pre-production capabilities include scriptwriting, character and environment design, storyboarding and animatics. Production work spans frame-by-frame animation, digital rigging, background and layout art, motion graphics and compositing, with colour finishing, sound design integration and delivery in multiple formats completing the process. Its storytelling includes comedy, narrative adventures, educational content and advocacy campaigns.

Games and original storytelling

Rumpus developed The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle, a Victorian point-and-click comedy adventure released in two episodes: A Dreadly Business in 2015 and A Bleaker Predicklement in 2017. Alongside its own games, the studio supplies animation for other developers, including in-game character work, sprites, cinematic sequences and trailers.

Its collaborations include hand-drawn character animation for Dlala Studios and Disney on Disney Illusion Island, character clean-up animation and pipeline support for Battletoads, and anime-style cinematic trailer sequences for Riyo Games’ Threads of Time. Other game work includes animated sequences for Grounded 2 and RuneScape: Dragonwilds.

Broadcast and campaigns

The studio’s broadcast work includes animation and titles for CBeebies’ YolanDa’s Band Jam, BBC educational content and contributions to Quentin Blake’s Clown. Its output also encompasses promotional films, television commercials, social media assets and original studio shorts.

For charities and advocacy organisations, Rumpus has produced campaign animation for ActionAid UK and Greenpeace International. These projects include ActionAid’s Period Poverty campaign and Greenpeace’s ocean protection film Sanctuary. Commercial work includes Virgin Media’s Stay Connected television campaign and animation for food, drink and healthcare brands.