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Zoic Studios
	File:Zoic Logo 2012.jpg
Company type	Private
Industry	Visual effects
Founded	2002
Headquarters	3582 Eastham Dr., Culver City, California, USA
Number of employees	150 staff
Website	zoicstudios.com

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Zoic Studios is a visual effects company based in Culver City, California. They specialize in visual effects for feature films, episodic television, commercials, video games, advertising design, and interactive online media. The name "Zoic" is derived from a Greek word meaning "life", and is meant to connote "evolution".

History

Zoic Studios is a visual effects company based in Culver City, California with a separate sister facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is a studio of creative artists, producers, and engineers.

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, which featured their visual trademark shaky-cam effect.

In September 2002, they moved to their current 17,000-square-foot (1,600 m2) studio in Culver City, California, and the company has grown to house 150 employees. Zoic Studios currently boasts a delivery pipeline of 500 visual effects shots per week.

In 2006, Zoic founded Zoic BC, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Zoic BC can house up to an additional 100 employees at their facility in downtown Vancouver.

Products

Zoic is a diverse visual effects company offering services ranging from first unit production services, visual effects supervision, concept and creative direction, editorial, motion graphics, in-engine game cinematics, full CG animation, post-production, project management, and production design capabilities for the entertainment industry.

Zoic employs a team of in-house engineers to support the pipeline toolsets used by the studio artists in both Culver City, CA and Vancouver, BC. The propriety virtual production pipeline called ZEUS (Zoic Environmental Unification System) is a pre-visualization process that supposedly combines the benefits of real-time compositing with an integrated editorial and CG pipeline.^{[citation needed]}

The ZEUS pipeline was developed in-house in 2009. The system has been used for various broadcast applications with the most prominent being the television series V, PanAm and Once Upon A Time

Movies and television

Zoic has created visual effects for such popular TV Shows as Firefly (which earned the team an Emmy), Mad Men, Once Upon a Time, Falling Skies, True Blood, V, Fringe, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Battlestar Galactica. They have also worked on numerous feature films such as District 9, Zombieland, Spider-Man 2, The Day After Tomorrow, Van Helsing, Fast & Furious, RED and Limitless. List of projects^[1]:

2012

2011

2010

The Wolfman

2009

2005

2004

2003

2002

Firefly

References

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External links

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 == History ==
 [[Image:Loni Peristere FMX 2012 1.jpg|thumb|Loni Peristere talking about Virtual Production in Television at FMX 2012]]
-Zoic Studios is a visual effects company based in Culver City, California with a separate sister facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  It is a studio of creative artists, producers, and engineers dedicated to evolving the art of storytelling.  From concept to completion, Zoic is a creative partner that provides award-winning, innovative, and cost effective solutions to clients across the entertainment industry including episodic television, features films, broadcast advertising, marketing and video game developers.  Their team has a proven track record of success and they are masters in the fields of 3D, 2D compositing, virtual production, and traditional production management. Their elite reputation attracts talent and encourages a strong work ethic.
+Zoic Studios is a visual effects company based in Culver City, California with a separate sister facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  It is a studio of creative artists, producers, and engineers.
 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, which featured their visual trademark shaky-cam effect.
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 == Products ==
-Zoic is a diverse visual effects company offering services ranging from first unit production services, visual effects supervision, concept and creative direction, editorial, motion graphics, in-engine game cinematics, full CG animation, post-production, project management, and production design capabilities to service the many needs of the entertainment industry.
+Zoic is a diverse visual effects company offering services ranging from first unit production services, visual effects supervision, concept and creative direction, editorial, motion graphics, in-engine game cinematics, full CG animation, post-production, project management, and production design capabilities for the entertainment industry.
-Being on the bleeding edge of software and technology, Zoic boasts a talented team of in-house engineers to support the pipeline toolsets used by the studio artists in both Culver City, CA and Vancouver, BC.  The propriety virtual production pipeline called ZEUS® (Zoic Environmental Unification System) is a pre-visualization process that combines the benefits of real-time compositing with an integrated editorial and CG pipeline.  Revolutionizing the approach to visual effects, ZEUS® provides real-time camera tracking and rendering of the virtual environments on set, bringing unprecedented creative flexibility for the cast and crew working on the green screen stage.
+Zoic employs a team of in-house engineers to support the pipeline toolsets used by the studio artists in both Culver City, CA and Vancouver, BC.  The propriety virtual production pipeline called ZEUS (Zoic Environmental Unification System) is a pre-visualization process that supposedly combines the benefits of real-time compositing with an integrated editorial and CG pipeline.{{cn}}
-The ZEUS® pipeline was developed in-house in 2009.  The system has been used for various broadcast applications with the most prominent being the television series V, PanAm and Once Upon A Time
+The ZEUS pipeline was developed in-house in 2009.  The system has been used for various broadcast applications with the most prominent being the television series V, PanAm and Once Upon A Time
 ==Movies and television==
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 === 2002 ===
 * ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]''
-== Awards ==
-Feb 2003 VES - '''Best Visual Effects in a Television Series''' - Firefly “Serenity” Pilot - Emile Smith, Rocco Passionino, Loni Peristere, Kristen Branan
-Jan 2003 Emmy – '''Outstanding Visual Effects in a Television Series'''  -  Firefly - Kristen Leigh Branan,  Jarrod Davis, Chris Jones, Terry Naas, Rocco Passionino,  Loni Peristere, Emile Smith,  Lee Stringer, Kyle Toucher
-Feb 2004 VES – '''Best Visual Effects in a TV series''' - Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Loni Peristere, Patti Gannon, Ronald Thornton, Chris Zapara
-Feb 2004 VES – '''Best Visual Effects in a Mini Series'''  - Battlestar Galactica - Gary Hutzel, Kristen L. Branan, Emile E. Smith, Lee Stringer
-Jan 2005 One Show – Bronze Pencil for Interactive – Mini Cooper Robot
-Jan 2005 '''London International – Interactive Website Media/Automotive Winner''' – Mini Cooper Robot
-Jan 2005 '''London International – Television/Cinema Special Effects''' – Hewlett Packard – “Picture Book”
-Jan 2005 '''Bronze Clio – Best Visual Effects''' – Hewlett Packard “Francois”
-Jan 2005 '''Silver Clio – Best Interactive''' – Mini Cooper Robot
-Jan 2005 '''Silver Clio – Best Visual Effects''' – Hewlett Packard “Picture Book” 2
-Feb 2007 '''VES – Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Broadcast Program''' – Battlestar Galactica Season 2, Episode 218 “Resurrection Ship, Part 2” - Steve Graves, Jose Perez, Mark Shimer, Chris Zapara
-Jan 2007 '''Leo – Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series, Eureka'''
-Feb 2009 '''VES – Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program''', Fringe Episode 101 Pilot - Kevin Blank, Jay Worth, Andrew Orloff, Barbara Genicoff
-March 2010 '''VES – Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program''' – CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Episode 1001 “Family Affair” – Rik Shorten, Sabrina Arnold, Steve Meyer, Derek Smith
-March 2010 '''VES – Outstanding Created Environment in a Broadcast Program or Commercial''' – V “Pilot” Atrium and Ship Interiors – Chris Zapara, Chris Irving, David Morton, Trevor Adams
-March 2010 '''VES – Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program or Commercial''' – CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – Ep 1001 “Family Affair” – Derek Smith, Christina Spring, Steve Meyer, Zach Zaubi
-August 2010 '''Emmy – Outstanding Special Visual Effects For a Series''' – CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode 1001 “Family Affair” - Sabrina Arnold, Rik Shorten, Steve Meyer, Derek Smith, Christina Spring, Joshua Cushner, Tom Bremer, Mark Byers, Zach Zaubi
-==Award Nominations==
-Emmy - '''Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series''' – Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Rick Baumgartner,  David Funston,  Patricia Gannon,  Christopher Jones,  Michael D. Leone, Loni Peristere,  Kevin Quattro,  Ronald Thornton,  Chris Zapara
-VES – '''Best Visual Effects in a Music Video''' - Linkin Park 'Points of Authority' - Emile Smith, Kyle Toucher, Andrew Orloff, Kristen Branan
-VES - '''Best Effects Art Direction in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial''' - Linkin Park 'Points of Authority' - Andrew Orloff, Kristen Branan, Emile Smith, Kyle Toucher
-VES - '''Best Compositing in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial''' - Firefly 'Serenity' Pilot - Loni Peristere, Emile Smith, Kristen Branan, Chris Jones
-VES - '''Outstanding Compositing in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial''' - Battlestar Galactica - Patti Gannon, Chris Jones, Sean Apple, Jarrod Davis
-Emmy - '''Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series''' - Battlestar Galactica - Dustin Adair, Patricia Gannon, Michael Gibson,  Matt Gore, Gary Hutzel, Gabriel Koerner, Adam Lebowitz, Mark Shimer, Lee Stringer
-VES - '''Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program''' - Battlestar Galactica, 'Episode 101' - Cylon Character - Dustin Adiar, Mark Shimer, Jesse Toves, Sean Jackson
-Emmy - '''Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series''' - Battlestar Galactica - Tom Archer, Brenda Campbell, Mike Gibson, Jeremy Hoey, Gary Hutzel, Andrew Karr, Kirsten Meekison, Daniel Osaki, Adrian Van der Park
-Emmy - '''Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series''' – Battlestar Galactica – Doug Drexler, Michael Gibson, Gary Hutzel, Lane Jolly, Steve Kullback, Daniel Osaki, Mark Shimer, Kyle Toucher, Chris Zapara
-VES - '''Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial, or Music Video''' - Battlestar Galactica - Valley of Darkness – Cylon - Dustin Adair, Mark Shimer, Lane Jolly, Steve Graves
-Emmy - '''Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series''' – Eureka Pilot – Robert Habros, Matthew S. Gore, Darren Marcoux, Elizabeth Alvarez, Lane Jolly, Ben Funk, Tom Tennisco, Jarrod Davis, Jamie Clark
-VES - '''Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program, Commercial, or Music Video''' - Battlestar Galactica - Season 2, Episode 218 - Resurrection Ship, Part 2 - Lane Jolly, Don Kim, Matt Smith, Chris Zapara
-Emmy - '''Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series''' – Jericho – Patriots and Tyrants – Andrew Orloff, Blythe Dalton, John Stirber, Chris Jones, Michael Cliett, Lane Jolly, Johnathan Banta, Josh Hooker
-VES - Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program - Drive - Episode 101 - The Starting Line - Driving Sequence - Raoul Yorke Bolognini, Loni Peristere, Steve Meyer, Chris Jones
-Emmy - '''Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series''' – Fringe Pilot – Kevin Blank, Jay Worth, Andrew Orloff, Johnathan Banta, Steve Graves, Jonathan Spencer Levy, Scott Dewis, Steve Fong, Tom Turnbull
-VES - '''Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series''' - Sarah Connor Chronicles - Episode 108 -  James Lima, Raoul Bolognini, Andrew Orloff, Steve Meyer
-VES - '''Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program''' - Jericho - Episode 7 - Patriots & Tyrants - Andrew Orloff, Blyth Dalton, Chris Jones, Michael Cliett
-Emmy - '''Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series''' – V Pilot – Andrew Orloff, Karen Czukerberg, Roberto Biagi, Chris Zapara, Steve Graves, Michael Cliett, Mark Shimer, Jonathan Banta, Chris Irving
-VES - '''Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series''' - FRINGE – Ep. 206 “Earthling” - Jay Worth, Robert Habros, Andrew Orloff, Eric Hance
-VES - '''Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program''' - FLASH FORWARD - No More Good Days - Kevin Blank, Andrew Orloff, Steve Meyer, Jonathan Spencer Levy
-VES - '''Outstanding Created Environment in a Broadcast Program or Commercial''' - FLASH FORWARD - Pilot “Freeway Overpass” - Steve Meyer, Colin Feist, Paul Ghezzo, Roger Kupelian
-VES - '''Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series''' - No Ordinary Family, Andrew Orloff , Curt Miller, Paul Linden , Scott Tinter
-VES - '''Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series''' – V - Andrew Orloff, Nathan Overstrom, Karen Czukerberg, Roberto Biagi
-VES - '''Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program''' - Human Target - Andrew Orloff, Raoul Yorke Bolognini, Nathan Overstrom, Charlene Eberle
 == References ==
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 ==External links==
 *{{Official|http://www.zoicstudios.com}}
-*[http://idesignyoureyes.com/ I Design Your Eyes, Zoic Studios' official [[Visual effects|VFX]] [[blog]]]
 [[Category:Visual effects companies]]