Award-winning Los Angeles-based visual effects house Zoic Studios has announced the official launch of its Canadian facility, Zoic BC. The new branch has already completed work on the upcoming feature film Pathfinder for 20th Century Fox and is at work on episodes of SCI-FI Channel’s Eureka and Spike TV’s Blade.
Zoic BC was set up by Zoic Studios vfx supervisors Patti Gannon and Randy Goux, who have relocated from Los Angeles to the Vancouver area to serve as creative directors at the new office. They oversaw the production of 280 visual effects shots for Pathfinder, directed by Marcus Nispel, who helmed the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The studio will also complete vfx work for Warner Bros.’ upcoming feature, One Missed Call.
Zoic’s new recruits include vfx supervisor Bob Habros, who is overseeing work on Blade, and seasoned vfx producer Patrick Mooney, who came aboard to guide production at the Canadian studio. In addition, 20 local artists have been hired to fill key positions.
The 4,000-square foot Vancouver office has workstations set upto accommodate more than forty 2D and 3D artists. The studio will be linked to Zoic’s Los Angeles headquarters via high-speed connections and video conferencing, allowing the Canadian team to access and utilize the 100 terabytes of storage and more than 1,000 render nodes housed at the Los Angeles facility.
Zoic Studios’ feature film credits include Serenity, Zathura and Talladega Nights, while small-screen accomplishments can be seen in epispodes of SCI-FI’s Battlestar Galactica and CBS’ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and CSI: Miami. More information on the studio can be found at www.zoicstudios.com.
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