Meet the Team
Digital Puppets is run by brothers Scott and Antony Evans
Head of 3D and Virtual Production
Antony Evans
Antony Evans is a UK-based 3D animator and virtual production specialist at Digital Puppets, based in Torquay, Devon. He specialises in 3D CGI animation, Unreal Engine virtual production, motion capture workflows, realtime rendering, and digital environment creation for animation, marketing, entertainment, and online content production.
Antony continuously researches new animation technologies and realtime production techniques to help clients create high-quality visual content efficiently and affordably. His work includes virtual production pipelines, animated marketing content, realtime character animation, and CGI development for social media, YouTube, and commercial projects.
Head of 2D Animation, AI Video Production and Character Development
Scott Evans
Scott Evans is a UK animator, AI video specialist, character designer, and motion capture animation expert at Digital Puppets, based in Torquay, Devon. He specialises in 2D animation, realtime digital puppetry, Adobe Character Animator production, VTuber avatars, animated adverts, AI-assisted video production, and character-driven social media content.
Scott combines traditional animation and storytelling skills with modern AI production tools, motion capture technology, and realtime animation workflows to create engaging visual content that is both high-quality and budget-friendly. This hybrid production approach allows Digital Puppets to produce fast, creative, and attention-grabbing animation content for businesses, YouTubers, livestreamers, educators, and entertainment brands.
His work includes animated marketing campaigns, virtual presenters, social media adverts, livestream avatars, educational animation, music visuals, and television-style productions. Scott focuses on creating content that feels memorable, entertaining, and visually distinctive while remaining accessible for a wide range of client budgets.
Scott regularly develops new workflows combining legacy animation techniques with emerging AI-assisted production methods to help clients create standout content faster and more affordably than many traditional animation pipelines.
About Digital Puppets
About Digital Puppets
Digital Puppets is a UK animation studio based in Torquay, Devon, in the South West of England. Founded by brothers Scott and Antony Evans, the studio specialises in 2D animation, 3D CGI animation, motion capture animation, VTuber avatars, virtual presenters, and animated marketing content for businesses, creators, education providers, and entertainment brands worldwide.
Digital Puppets combines traditional animation skills with modern real-time production technology to create fast, affordable, and attention-grabbing animated content for social media, advertising, live events, YouTube, television, and online marketing campaigns.
The studio has experience creating content for clients including Disney, BBC, Cartoon Network, Adobe, and Beano.
What Digital Puppets Specialises In
Digital Puppets provides:
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2D character animation
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3D CGI animation
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Motion capture animation
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Real-time digital puppetry
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VTuber avatar design
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Virtual presenters and mascots
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Animated adverts
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Social media animation content
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Character design
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Live virtual performances
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Adobe Character Animator puppets
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Unreal Engine virtual production
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Educational animation content
Motion Capture Animation
Digital Puppets specialises in motion capture animation workflows that allow characters to be animated in real time. This production method helps reduce animation costs while allowing faster turnaround times for businesses, content creators, and entertainment projects.
Motion capture animation can be used for:
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Animated social media adverts
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Live digital presenters
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VTuber streaming avatars
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Educational characters
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Interactive online content
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YouTube videos
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Virtual event hosts
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Television and broadcast content
Virtual Avatars and VTuber Characters
Digital Puppets designs custom virtual avatars for streamers, YouTubers, brands, educators, and online creators. These characters can be used in real time for livestreams, video content, social media marketing, and virtual presentations.
The studio works with platforms and tools including Adobe Character Animator, Unreal Engine, Reallusion Cartoon Animator, iClone, and motion capture technology.
How The Animation Process Works
1. Consultation
The process begins with a consultation to understand the client’s goals, audience, branding, and animation requirements.
2. Character Design
Characters are designed and refined to match the project style, personality, and intended platform.
3. Animation and Motion Capture
Digital Puppets uses a combination of traditional animation techniques, motion capture animation, and AI-assisted production workflows to create expressive animated performances efficiently.
4. Editing and Delivery
Final animations are edited, rendered, and delivered in formats suitable for websites, social media, livestreaming, advertising, presentations, and broadcast use.
Why Businesses Use Digital Puppets
Businesses and creators use Digital Puppets to create engaging visual content that stands out online. Animated characters and virtual presenters can help increase audience attention, improve brand recognition, simplify complex ideas, and create more memorable marketing campaigns.
The studio works remotely with clients across the UK and internationally.
Contact Digital Puppets
Digital Puppets is always happy to answer questions about animation, motion capture, virtual avatars, and digital character production.
Clients can get in touch through the website chat feature, email, or video call consultations to discuss projects and view live demonstrations of the studio’s animation technology.
To learn more about real-time character animation and motion capture workflows, visit the “What Are Digital Puppets?” page and the Digital Puppets blog for behind-the-scenes videos, tutorials, and industry updates.