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BBC Creative approached us to bring 2020’s Children in Need national TV commercial to life. Due to the difficulties with live-action filming as a result of COVID-19, this was the first time the Children in Need advert would appear as a fully animated two-minute junction takeover. The commercial needed to feel emotive yet positive, and shed light on the ways Children in Need supports the UK’s most vulnerable children, whilst also encouraging donations from the public.

The narrative, written and illustrated by children’s author, Tom Percival, focused on three children’s experiences with isolation, poverty and adapting to a big life change. In collaboration with BBC Creative and Tom, we developed a storyboard that worked with the expressive illustration style and told the stories of the three characters in the most fitting way. Our team supported Tom with creating illustration and artwork, and animated each scene so that it felt hand crafted and seamless. The film was supported beautifully with a bespoke music score composed and recorded by Alex Baranowski.

In the run up to November’s Children in Need show, the two-minute commercial aired to build support for the night. Alongside the hero film we produced a 10-second teaser, and series of 20, 30 and 60-second cut downs that all aired on BBC One and Two.

We’re looking forward to seeing the final donation numbers following the live show and are extremely proud of collaborating on an important campaign for such a worthy cause.

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