The Dumping Ground

We were very lucky to work on series 3 and 6-10 of CBBC’s The Dumping Ground.
It’s was a live action show with 2 to 3 animated inserts per episode. The inserts illustrated what was going on in the character’s heads and allowed the story to go anywhere it liked. Castles, beaches, red carpets, dragon’s lairs and even for one lockdown episode outer space.
This was a special extended insert of around 10 minutes and can be found here:
The Dumping Ground - Series 9: 17. Rocket Man - BBC iPlayer

The animations were always great fun to make and got more and more complex as the show progressed and the production team explored the possibilities.

CREDITS:

Client: CBBC
Director: Jon Turner
Animation: Oliver Flewitt, George Bowden, Jon Salter, Ben Simpkins, Remi Rabillat, Daniel Nield, Joe Ackerley

Design: David Gregory, Kate Muldowney