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{{Short description|American visual effects company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Zoic Studios
| logo = Zoic Studios Logo.png
| type = [[Private company|Private]]
| founded = 2002
| location = 3582 Eastham Dr., Culver City, California, USA
| key_people = [[Loni Peristere]]<br />(Founder, Executive Creative Director)<br />Chris Jones<br />(Founder, Executive Creative Director)<br />Tim McBride<br />(CFO / COO)<br />Andrew Orloff<br />(Executive Creative Director)[http://www.zoicstudios.com/#/creations/latest/]
| num_employees = 150
| parent =
| industry = [[Vfx|Visual effects]]
| products =
| revenue =
| operating profit =
| homepage = [http://www.zoicstudios.com/ zoicstudios.com]
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'''Zoic Studios''' is an American [[visual effects]] company based in [[Culver City, California]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.studiodaily.com/2014/02/zoic-tears-up-london-for-24-live-another-day-super-bowl-spot/|title=Zoic Tears Up London for 24: Live Another Day Super Bowl Spot|work=Studio Daily|date=7 February 2014}}</ref> specializedspecializing in visual effects for feature films, episodic television, commercials, video games, advertising design, and [[Interactive media|interactive]] online media.,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-once-upon-a-time-orloff-zoic-studios-20141006-story.html#page=1|title='Once Upon a Time' effects are part of a legacy for Orloff, Zoic Studios|author=Los Angeles Times|date=8 October 2014|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> the company has separate sister facilities in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada<ref>{{cite web |title=Hollywood North: Vancouver's Zoic Studios brings rain of Emmy nominations to Falling Skies |url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/Hollywood+North+Vancouver+Zoic+Studios+brings+rain+Emmy+nominations+Falling+Skies/8737453/story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028040520/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Hollywood+North+Vancouver+Zoic+Studios+brings+rain+Emmy+nominations+Falling+Skies/8737453/story.html |archive-date=2013-10-28}}</ref> and New York City.<ref>{{cite news |date=2016-02-09 |title=ZOIC OPENS NEW YORK STUDIO, ADDS EP COLLEEN BACHMAN |url=http://www.stashmedia.tv/zoic-opens-york-studio-adds-ep-colleen-bachman/ |access-date=2017-08-16 |work=STASH |language=en-US}}</ref> The company provides [[Research and development|R&D]], software development, [[User interface|UI]]/[[User experience|UX]] design, and consulting for public and private clients.<ref>{{Cite web |title=From Film FX To The U.S. Department of Defense: Inside Zoic’s Revolutionary Lab {{!}} Ghostarchive |url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/neYnl4nxZAc |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=ghostarchive.org}}</ref> It is composed primarily of creative artists, producers and engineers. It has also developed a proprietary technology Z.E.U.S. - Zoic Environmental Unification System, which was used for the production of [[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once upon a time]], allowing actors to view the virtual world before acting in it.<ref name=":0" />
 
The studio has been awarded an [[Emmy Awards|Emmy award]] for work on [[CSI (franchise)|CSI]].<ref>{{cite web |date=24 August 2010 |title=Zoic Studios wins Emmy for VFX in CSI |url=https://vizworld.com/2010/08/zoic-studios-wins-emmy-vfx-csi/}}</ref>
It is an advanced visualization company focused on the intersection of big data, narrative, design, and emerging technologies. They provide R&D, agile software development, UI/UX design, and consulting services for a diverse range of public and private clients.<ref>{{Cite web |title=From Film FX To The U.S. Department of Defense: Inside Zoic’s Revolutionary Lab {{!}} Ghostarchive |url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/neYnl4nxZAc |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=ghostarchive.org}}</ref>
 
== History ==
[[Image:Loni Peristere FMX 2012 1.jpg|thumb|Loni Peristere talking about Virtual Production in Television at FMX 2012.]]{{Expand section|date=June 2024}}
Zoic Studios was founded by four partners in 2002, Andrew Orloff, Loni Peristere, Chris Jones, Chris Jones. It began as a 15 person company working out of the [[Sunset Gower Studios]] lot. The first project of Zoic Studios was creating visual effects for the television series ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Jevon |date=2014-10-08 |title=‘Once Upon a Time’ effects are part of a legacy for Orloff, Zoic Studios |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2014/10/08/once-upon-a-time-effects-are-part-of-a-legacy-for-orloff-zoic-studios/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>
Zoic Studios, the Emmy Award-winning<ref>{{cite web | url=https://vizworld.com/2010/08/zoic-studios-wins-emmy-vfx-csi/ | title=Zoic Studios wins Emmy for VFX in CSI | date=24 August 2010 }}</ref> visual effects company based in [[Culver City, California]] has separate sister facilities in [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], [[Canada]]<ref>{{cite web| url = https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/Hollywood+North+Vancouver+Zoic+Studios+brings+rain+Emmy+nominations+Falling+Skies/8737453/story.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131028040520/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Hollywood+North+Vancouver+Zoic+Studios+brings+rain+Emmy+nominations+Falling+Skies/8737453/story.html| archive-date = 2013-10-28| title = Hollywood North: Vancouver's Zoic Studios brings rain of Emmy nominations to Falling Skies}}</ref> and New York City.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stashmedia.tv/zoic-opens-york-studio-adds-ep-colleen-bachman/|title=ZOIC OPENS NEW YORK STUDIO, ADDS EP COLLEEN BACHMAN|date=2016-02-09|work=STASH|access-date=2017-08-16|language=en-US}}</ref> It is a studio of creative artists, producers and engineers.
 
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In 2006, Zoic founded Zoic BC, in Vancouver, British Columbia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zoic BC Launches in Vancouver |url=https://www.awn.com/news/zoic-bc-launches-vancouver |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=Animation World Network |language=en}}</ref> In 2016, Zoic opened their firstan East Coast studio in NYC's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood.
 
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