Rumpus Animation

Happy New Year!

2012-01-26T12:01:00.000-08:00

Oooops! A bit late with the New Year's greetings. Been a bit hectic with moving our studio pixel by pixel. We also got transported to Atlantis for a bit by the amazing Pepe Deluxe and couldn't escape until we'd help finish this trailer...

Dub of A Preacherman

2011-12-10T13:38:00.000-08:00

Yes! We've finished our Epic tale of love and lust amongst the seedy Oxford alleyways for Count Skylarkin and Harvey K-Tel's banging Dub of a Preacherman. It only took us about a weekend or something, yeah. It was well easy.

Hope you all like it! It's probably going to be Christmas Number 1!

You can download the tune from Count Skylarkin's Soundcloud HERE

Dub Dub Dubbbbb.

2011-12-07T03:07:00.000-08:00

Everyone at Rumpus HQ have been busy beavering away like, er, Beavers on our latest project. It's almost, ALMOST finished. Can you smell the excitement?
What's going on, then, eh? What's going on?

Bid you know ibs Halloweeb?

2011-10-31T03:36:00.000-07:00

Whoooooo-ooooo-ooo we're so jumping on the spooky bandwagon. Here are some Ragamuffin Zombies to give you the willies. Happy Hallowee-eeeee-eeeeeennn.

The Life of Aidan

2011-10-20T06:23:00.000-07:00

more scenes from our feature-film documentary musical on the life and times of a Young Irish Buck with a Jamaican Rebel Soul...

Focus Pocus is GO!

2011-10-18T03:10:00.000-07:00

Earlier this year Rumpus designed and animated all the characters and assets for a new super-de-duper game called Focus pocus that is powered by BRAINS! Here is a video featuring some of the beautiful people at Roll7 games explaining how it works.

Down t'pub.

2011-10-14T08:29:00.000-07:00

Been spending a lot of time with Count Skylarkin down his local boozer recently. I'm schozzled.

Count Skylarkin and the Skylarkalites

2011-10-07T06:10:00.001-07:00

Just found some old cine reels in the Rumpus vaults. We're busy dusting them off to see what is on them. Not sure, but there might be a whole flippin' music video or somefink.

Hirematch.me recruitment videos

2011-09-23T08:02:00.000-07:00

The lads have been busy making some videos for Hirematch.me recruitment

Biscuit of the Day 9

2011-09-12T03:02:00.000-07:00

Unexpected Biscuit of the Day.
SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD - Joe went to Edinburgh for the weekend. All he bought me was this lousy tramp biscuit.

Rumpus Biscuit of the Day 8

2011-09-08T07:27:00.000-07:00

Rumpus Biscuit of the Day 8
SHORTBREAD. Shortbread applied to do some work experience in the studio, but he just spends all day fiddling with his i-phone. And he has one of those stupid bikes with no gears.

Rumpus Biscuit of the Day 7

2011-09-06T04:19:00.000-07:00

Rumpus Biscuit of the Day 7
GINGER NUT. I'm sorry, we've got no work for you and we're going to have to let you go. We'll give you a call should anything suitable come up. Ok. Bye.

ooh, that was awkward.

Wiz-wazz

2011-08-08T03:45:00.000-07:00

Had Grandmaster Wazz from the mystical land of Focus-Pocus pop in to visit the Rumpus studio this morning. He said the work we had done on his game was "Magic!" But he says that a lot.

Biscuit of the Day 6

2011-07-28T02:38:00.000-07:00

Biscuit of the Day 6 - Party Rings
These crazy kids live life to the maxxxx, but uh-oh! Looks like they've been partying a bit too hard. There's been a awful accident and poor Kenzie has broken in two. Man, that's dunked up!

Ponponpon is Godzilla

2011-07-21T05:48:00.001-07:00

Seb had lots of work to do this morning, so instead he made this. Encompassing his love of Japanese Girls and Joe's fondness for thrash metal.

E4 Sting

2011-07-12T07:14:00.000-07:00

We've been meaning to work with tip-top illustratorer FonFon for awhile now and when she suggested we entered the E4 Sting competition we jumped at the chance. Yeahhhhhh! Bananas for everybody!

Focus Pocus

2011-07-08T02:34:00.000-07:00

Over the last few months Joe and Seb have been busy creating assets for a new game by Roll7 what goes on the computer box and is powered by YOUR BRAIN! As a special treat for working so hard they were allowed to make a fun little trailer. Watch out, though, it's catchy!

Biscuit of the Day 5

2011-07-04T03:21:00.000-07:00

Rumpus Biscuit of the Day 5
DIGESTIVE - Lead storyboard artist at Rumpus HQ. Seems quiet at first, but very funny once you get to know him. Tends to get a bit soppy at tea breaks though.

Stoney Tony

2011-06-28T01:21:00.000-07:00

We met Matthew the Horse in a field and gave him some biscuits. He told us some stories. We made a movie together... it's all true, apparently

Skill! Balls!

2011-06-23T01:35:00.000-07:00

ooh, me monkey nuts! This is a little trailer we made for a new Skillball game.

Sort of time lapse drawingy stuff.

2011-06-21T06:15:00.000-07:00

Seb had to go to London the other day and do some drawing at a big fancy agency. He came home in tears saying everyone had an iphone and shinier shoes than him.

Biscuit of the Day 4

2011-06-09T06:43:00.001-07:00

Rumpus Biscuit of the Day 4.
CUSTARD CREAM - Tax evasion a speciality.

'scuse me. You've got something up your nose..

2011-06-06T05:26:00.000-07:00

A bit of animation Joe and Seb did last year.

Do I get a banana now?

Friday at Rumpus HQ

2011-06-03T05:56:00.000-07:00

Joe and Seb are both out today, so I've just been chillin in the office. Bit boring actually.

Biscuit of the Day 3

2011-05-18T03:10:00.000-07:00

Le BOURBON Brothers - These two are mavericks. Their methods may be unconventional, but they always get results.

Biscuit of the Day 2

2011-05-03T03:13:00.001-07:00

Jammy Dodger. Great at conceptual thinking. A real ideas biscuit.

Biscuit of the Day. No. 1

2011-04-19T02:52:00.000-07:00

Choc Chip Cookie.

Fun and always willing to share ideas. He is a delight to have around the office.

A right pair of mugs

2011-04-08T02:32:00.000-07:00

Rumpus have just moved into their fancy new offices in the heart of sunny Bristol. To honour this glorious occassion we had crafted some special commemorative mugs. These delightful drinking vessels each come with their very own handles and even a hole in the top to put stuff in. Belter! Email me if you want one, yeah?

MAGIC POWERRRSSS

2011-03-20T09:40:00.000-07:00

The sun is shining on Rumpus Towers, Seb's just discovered he's got MAGIC POWERRRSSS

Rump-diddly-ump-tious

2011-02-23T05:07:00.000-08:00

Running low on bananas so here are some of Joe's test run/walk/wobble cycles. He blinkin' loves it!

Julian Sweeney

2011-02-17T07:05:00.000-08:00

Just in case you've not been lucky enough to see this already. The heart-warming tale of one boy and his battle to overcome some of life's little obstacles. 90 seconds of pure poetry.

Julian Sweeney and his Teeny Weeny Genie from Rumpus Animation on Vimeo.

Whelk Custard

2011-02-17T03:04:00.000-08:00

The Whelk Custard Song (HD) from Nick Mackie on Vimeo.

We all love whelks in custard. And we all love Nick Mackie.

Shhhh! Top Secret!

2011-02-16T07:03:00.001-08:00

I was hunting for Seb's biscuit stash this morning when I found some fantastic drawings of macical-mystical-explorer-dudes. It looks like one of the amazingly brilliant ideas on Seb's list might be starting soon. Joe and Seb are certainly very excited today.
Now, where are those Jammy Dodgers?

The Horn Of Bunty

2011-02-16T06:49:00.000-08:00

Brilliant animation by our friend, co-collaborator and well-known Monkey lover, Tom P.

Rumpus Animation is GO!

2011-02-15T15:14:00.000-08:00

After what seems like years of waiting for the perfect moment, Joe and Seb have decided to officially start Rumpus Animation in the middle of a recession. That's right, our keen animation brains don't worry about downturns in global economics. We use LOVE to make our cartoons here at Rumpus and as long as we have each other that will never run out. (Provided our wives don't find out.)
The new website is up and running and Seb has a list of about 6 amazingly brilliant ideas that they are going to be working on over the next couple of months. Plus I have more bananas than you can shake a chimp at. Everything is FLIPPING AMAZING at Rumpus Towers.