What we do
What do you need people to understand?
We’re Carse & Waterman, a visual communication company. We help turn complex ideas into clear, engaging communication that people understand, remember and act on.
How we can help
Different challenges. A clearer way forward.
Whatever you’re trying to achieve, we’ll help find the clearest and most engaging way to communicate it.
Explain something complex
Take technical, confusing or abstract ideas and make them crystal clear.
Train people
Turn learning into something people actually want to watch, understand and remember.
Change behaviour
Use story, emotion and visual communication to influence thinking and inspire action.
Launch something new
Create attention, build excitement and help your message reach the right people.
Make people care
Use characters, stories and emotion to create a stronger human connection.
Show what can’t easily be filmed
Visualise processes, systems, places and ideas that are difficult or impossible to capture.
Our toolkit
A flexible toolkit, not a fixed menu.
Animation is one tool. Film is another. Sometimes the best answer uses several. What matters is choosing what works for the message.
2D Animation
Flexible, expressive and brilliant for simplifying ideas and telling stories.
3D Animation
Add depth, detail and possibility when something needs to be seen from every angle.
Film & VFX
Live action, visual effects and motion that put real people and places at the centre.
See our film & TV credits →
Character & Illustration
Create distinctive visual worlds and memorable characters people connect with.
Interactive & Immersive
Experiences that let audiences explore, interact and become part of the communication.
Campaigns & Social Content
Visual content built to earn attention, start conversations and keep ideas moving.
How we work
From challenge to impact.
We don’t start by deciding what to make. We start by understanding what needs to happen.
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Understand the audience
Who needs to understand this? What matters to them? What do we need them to think, feel or do?
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Shape the message
We simplify the idea, find the story and choose the clearest way to communicate it.
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Make it land
We create and deliver communication designed to be understood, remembered and acted on.
Our work
Problems we’ve helped solve.
Making tutoring feel less like a luxury
A-Star Tutoring
We turned familiar moments of exam stress into an emotional campaign that helped parents understand the real value of giving their child the right support.
Making a complex installation easier to follow
Oceanic Sauna + Steam
We turned technical product information into a simple visual build guide, helping installers understand the process clearly and giving the client a stronger tool to support sales and delivery.
Giving Staffordshire a face people could connect with
Visit Staffordshire – Meet Staffy
We helped turn a familiar local symbol into a warm, memorable character that made Staffordshire’s tourism message more engaging, shareable and easier to connect with.
Not sure what you need yet? Good.
You don’t need to arrive with the solution. Bring us the problem and we’ll help find the clearest, smartest way forward.
