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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 = [http://www.zoicstudios.com/#/creations/latest/ [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]
}}
 
'''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> They specializespecializing 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=latimesLos 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>
== History ==
[[Image:Loni Peristere FMX 2012 1.jpg|thumb|Loni Peristere talking about Virtual Production in Television at FMX 2012]]
Zoic Studios is an Emmy Award-winning <ref>https://vizworld.com/2010/08/zoic-studios-wins-emmy-vfx-csi/</ref> visual effects company based in [[Culver City, California]] with separate sister facilities in [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], [[Canada]]<ref>https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/Hollywood+North+Vancouver+Zoic+Studios+brings+rain+Emmy+nominations+Falling+Skies/8737453/story.html</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.
 
== History ==
Zoic Studios was founded by five partners in 2002 and began as a 15-person company working out of the Sunset Gower Studios lot. Their first project was creating visual effects for the action, western, science fiction television series ''Firefly''.
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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>
 
In September 2002, theythe company moved to Culver City, California, andwhere thethey companyemployed has150 grownemployees.<ref>{{Cite toweb house|title=Zoic 150Studios: employeesAbout Zoic |url=https://zoicstudios.com/about/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=Zoic Studios |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
In 2006, Zoic founded Zoic BC, in Vancouver, British Columbia.<ref>{{Cite In 2016,web |title=Zoic openedBC theirLaunches firstin EastVancouver Coast|url=https://www.awn.com/news/zoic-bc-launches-vancouver studio|access-date=2024-02-13 in|website=Animation NYC'sWorld Hell'sNetwork Kitchen|language=en}}</ref> neighborhood.
 
In 2016, Zoic opened an East Coast studio in NYC's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood.
Zoic has created visual effects for such TV shows including ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'', ''[[Mad Men]]'', ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'',<ref>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-once-upon-a-time-orloff-zoic-studios-20141006-story.html</ref> ''[[Maniac (miniseries)|Maniac]]'', ''[[The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina]]'', ''[[Manifest (TV series)|Manifest]]'', ''[[Legion]]'', ''[[Friends From College]]'', ''[[Strange Angel]]'', ''[[DC's Legends of Tomorrow]]'', ''[[Santa Clarita Diet]]'', ''[[Imaginary Mary]]'', ''[[Marvel's Iron Fist]]'', ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', ''[[Marvel's The Defenders]]'', ''[[Good Behavior]]'', ''[[Future Man]]'', ''[[The Get Down]]'', ''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]'',<ref>http://www.artofvfx.com/arrow-best-vfx-zoic-studios/</ref> ''[[The 100]]'', ''[[Hemlock Grove]]'', ''[[Wayward Pines]]'', ''[[The Man in the High Castle]]'',<ref>https://www.wired.com/video/2016/02/design-fx-how-designers-created-a-nazi-run-world-in-the-man-in-the-high-castle/</ref> ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'', ''[[Homeland]]'', ''[[Falling Skies]]'', ''True Blood'', ''V'', ''Fringe'', ''Buffy the Vampire'' ''[[Slayer]]'' and ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' and feature films which include ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny]]'', ''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'', ''[[Big Eyes]]'', ''[[The Ballad of Buster Scruggs]]'', ''[[Hot Tub Time Machine 2]]'', ''[[Keeping Up with the Joneses]]'', ''[[District 9]]'', ''[[Zombieland]]'', ''[[Spider-Man 2]]'', ''[[The Day After Tomorrow]]'', ''[[Van Helsing (film)|Van Helsing]]'', ''[[Fast & Furious]]'', ''[[Red (2010 film)|Red]]'' and ''[[Limitless (film)|Limitless]]''.<ref>{{Imdb company|0081109|Zoic Studios}}</ref>
 
== List of notable works ==
Zoic Labs 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 clients, both public and private.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neYnl4nxZAc</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Type of media
!Year
!Name of work
!Note
|-
! rowspan="21" |Television
|2002
|''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]''
|
|-
|2002
||''[[The Twilight Zone]]''
|
|-
|2007
||''[[Mad Men]]''
|
|-
|2008
||''[[Breaking Bad]]''
|
|-
|2008
||''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]''
|
|-
|2008
||''[[True Blood]]''
|
|-
|2009
||''[[V (2009 TV series)|V]]''
|
|-
|2010
||''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]''
|
|-
|2011
||''[[Falling Skies]]''
|
|-
|2011
||''[[Game of Thrones]]''
|
|-
|2011
||''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 October 2014 |title='Once Upon a Time' effects are part of a legacy for Orloff, Zoic Studios |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-once-upon-a-time-orloff-zoic-studios-20141006-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>
|
|-
|2014
||''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]''
|
|-
|2016
||''[[The Good Place|Good Place]]''
|
|-
|2017
||''[[Future Man (TV series)|Future Man]]''
|
|-
|2017
||''[[The Defenders (miniseries)|The Defenders]]''
|
|-
|2017
||''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series)|A Series of Unfortunate Events]]''
|
|-
|2018
||''[[Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV series)|Chilling Adventures of Sabrina]]''
|
|-
|2018
||''[[Cloak & Dagger (TV series)|Cloak & Dagger]]''
|
|-
|2019
||''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]''
|
|-
|2019
||''[[Lucifer (TV series)|Lucifer]]''
|
|-
|2022
||''[[The Orville]]''
|
|-
! rowspan="13" |Feature film
|2004
|''[[Spider-Man 2]]''
|
|-
|2004
|''[[The Day After Tomorrow]]''
|
|-
|2004
|''[[Van Helsing (film)|Van Helsing]]''
|
|-
|2009
|''[[District 9]]''
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Zombieland]]''
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Red (2010 film)|Red]]''
|
|-
|2011
|''[[Limitless (film)|Limitless]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=With Zoic Studios (Sorted by Popularity Ascending) |url=http://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0081109 |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=IMDb}}</ref>
|
|-
|2014
|''[[Big Eyes]]''
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]''
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Hot Tub Time Machine 2]]''
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny]]''
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Keeping Up with the Joneses (film)|Keeping Up with the Joneses]]''
|
|-
|2018
|''[[The Ballad of Buster Scruggs]]''
|
|}
 
== References ==
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==External links==
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