Zoic Studios: Difference between revisions

| name = Zoic Studios

| logo = Zoic Studios Logo.png

| type = [[Private company|Private]]

| 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/]

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| industry = [[Vfx|Visual effects]]

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| homepage = [http://www.zoicstudios.com/ zoicstudios.com]

'''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> specializing 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 comprised 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" />

Zoic Studios was founded by fivefour partners in 2002, andAndrew 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>

In September 2002, the company moved to [[Culver City, California]], where they employed 150 employees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zoic Studios: About Zoic |url=https://zoicstudios.com/about/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=Zoic Studios |language=en-US}}</ref>