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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Visual effects |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | 3582 Eastham Dr., Culver City, California, USA |
Key people | Loni Peristere (Founder, Executive Creative Director) Chris Jones (Founder, Executive Creative Director) Tim McBride (CFO / COO) Andrew Orloff (Executive Creative Director)[1] |
Number of employees | 150 |
| Website | zoicstudios.com |
Zoic Studios is an Americanvisual effects company based inCulver City, California,[1] specializing in visual effects for feature films,[2] episodic television, commercials, video games, advertising design, and interactive online media,[3] the company has separate sister facilities in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[4] and New York City.[5] The company providesR&D, software development,UI/UX design, and consulting for public and private clients.[6] 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 ofOnce Upon a Time, allowing actors to view the virtual world before acting in it.[7]
The studio has been awarded anEmmy award for work onCSI.[8]
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Zoic Studios was founded by four partners in 2002, Andrew Orloff, Loni Peristere, Chris Jones, Tim McBride. It began as a 15 person company working out of theSunset Gower Studios lot. The first project of Zoic Studios was creating visual effects for the television seriesFirefly.[7]
In September 2002, the company moved toCulver City, California, where they employed 150 employees.[9]
In 2006, Zoic founded Zoic BC Launches in VancouverBritish Columbia.[10][11]
In 2016, Zoic opened an East Coast studio inNYC'sHell's Kitchen neighborhood.
| Type of media | Year | Name of work | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Television | 2002 | Firefly | |
| 2002 | The Twilight Zone | ||
| 2004 | Battlestar Galactica | ||
| 2007 | Mad Men | ||
| 2008 | Breaking Bad | ||
| 2008 | Fringe | ||
| 2008 | True Blood | ||
| 2009 | V | ||
| 2010 | The Walking Dead | ||
| 2011 | Falling Skies | ||
| 2011 | Game of Thrones | ||
| 2011 | Once Upon a Time[12] | ||
| 2014 | The Flash | ||
| 2016 | The Good Place | ||
| 2017 | Future Man | ||
| 2017 | The Defenders | ||
| 2017 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | ||
| 2018 | Chilling Adventures of Sabrina | ||
| 2018 | Cloak & Dagger | ||
| 2019 | The Boys | ||
| 2019 | Lucifer | ||
| 2022 | The Orville | ||
| Feature film | 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | ||
| 2004 | Van Helsing | ||
| 2009 | District 9 | ||
| 2009 | Zombieland | ||
| 2010 | Red | ||
| 2011 | Limitless[13] | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2018 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | ||
| 2025 | The Wizard of Oz at Sphere | Immersive version of the1939 film |