ABOUT US

An innovative Design and VFX studio focused on Creatures and Characters

DCS is a new, innovative studio focused on bringing together the best Design Talent and VFX Artists who specialise in designing and creating Creatures and Characters - for Film, TV, Exhibition and Digital Media.

Creatures and Characters are our specialty - we can bring them to life for you. 

what we do

  • CHARACTER DESIGN

    With over 20 years industry experience, DCS will design and visualise your Creatures and Characters with a focus and attention to detail that is unique to us.

    We can also design Costumes, Weapons, Environments...whatever you need.

  • CHARACTER PREVIS

    DCS can Pre Vis your Creatures and Characters in shot so you can start planning further ahead, and get a better understanding of how to use them on camera.

  • 3D PRINTING

    DCS has extensive experience with 3D printing and cutting, and can design and deliver CAD models specifically for these processes.

  • REALTIME

    DCS can visualise your Creatures and Characters in Unreal Engine..Realtime.

  • VFX ANIMATION

    DCS can take your Creatures and Characters all the way and deliver full CG assets into your live action footage or create fully CG worlds for your characters to inhabit.

  • CLOUD BASED

    DCS is a modern scalable Cloud based studio.

STORY

DCS is led by Tom Blake, who has over 20 years experience working exclusively on Creatures and Characters as a Designer, Sculptor, Animatronics Designer, Puppeteer and VFX artist - working for renowned studios such as Jim Hensons Creature Shop, Weta Workshop, Nick Dudman, Neal Scanlan Studio, John Nolan Studio, The Mill, Framestore and ILM.

This unique, cross platform experience and expertise, focused on Creature and Character work, is what has led to DCS - a studio that specialises exclusively in Creature and Character design and creation.