Series Design & Development "Tronji"

Client: Ragdoll Productions

I was delighted to work for the illustrious Ragdoll Productions joining the team in the development of their most recent hit series "Tronji" for children aged 6-8, recently launched on the BBC. The series is set in a fantasy "Tronjiworld" beset with unfortunate mishaps known as "wobble"...which upset the status quo. Children from our (parallel) world are recruited - in cartoon character guise - to utilize their own special talents to solve tricky problems and put Tronji-world back together again to produce "Happiness"! The environments are fantastical; simple yet imaginative. The characters are designed from simple shapes to perform the special "tronji" tasks that make them happy :)

...I had a wonderful role exploring episode design, expanding and developing written ideas into three dimensions and bringing characters and environments to life: an interesting mixture of problem solving and design. I'd then present my artwork and ideas for discussion...and finally receive a brief for the next episode. It proved an extremely enjoyable task with a terrific team and much fun was had around the meeting room table!

The work below (along with many notes & other sketches from the production team) was used as a pictorial guide for the production of the final episodes.

Here is some of my work on the project (all work posted is 100% my own) there were also oodles of roughs & diagrams but i couldn't begin to scan them all in and get them online!!

...with many thanks to Ragdoll.

  
 
 
 
 
 

 

Library Tronji's: Tronji's that love to read

All's well until the lights go out....and some snoring "Bellifants" turn up...

  
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

"Meet and Greet" (TrampolineTronji's) - Brave tronjis bounce from airbourne perchs. Is romance in the air?

 

    
 
             
     
           
     

 

  
   
       
         
     
         
             
 
             

 

 

 
 

 

Builder Tronji's

Tronji's that LOVE building! (but vexed by when their constructions fall over - or...er...prove to be excellent nesting grounds for Tronjibirds!) The question I had to answer? What would these builder Tronji's and their environment look like?

 

    
     
   
       
     
       
                                                     
 
                                                     
 
                                                     
           
                                                     
         
                             
                                                     
                                         
           
 
                                   
   
                     
 
                                                     
   
 
   
 
                                                     
     
                 
                       
           
   
     
   
 
 

 

Puffa Tronji's

A symbiotic relationship between "Puffa Tronjis" and Tronji lillies is put in joepardy when the flowers won't open - and water levels get in the way!

 
 
                   
   
   
             
 
 
   
           
                 
               
 
           
 
 
   
       
         
 

 

Recycling Tronji's

Various things go a little wrong with the Tronji's recyling machine and the way they refuel their cars...

  
 
                 
       
           
       
             
     
         
                 
 
                 
 
                 
         
               
   
                 
 
                 
 
   
 
 

 

Delivery Tronji's

Delivery Tronjis ride a figure eight track, swinging around corners and throwing out parcels to other Tronjis...it's all going well until "wobble" causes the track to buckle and Ice cubes start falling from the skies! The child comes the the rescue - with Mountain Biking skills!

 

      
     
                       
   
         
                   
     
               
 
                       
 
   
 
 
 
 
                       
             
                   
                 
             
   
 
                       
   
   
                       
 
 
 

 

Train DriverTronji's

All aboard. Things need fixing when wobble causes a block to the track - and then the tracks turn to water - yikes!

               
     
 
 
                     
     
                     
 
                     
 
       
   
     
     
                     
 
                     
 
                     
     
                     
 
                     
 
 

 

Bell Ringer Tronji's

It all ends in tears for the monastic Bell ringer tronji's - when their ropes get tangled - and then (through the horrifying effects of Wobble!) become so short they can no longer reach them!