Zoic Studios has joined the team that helps bring the acclaimed television series 24 to life. The highly anticipated season six launched on Fox on Jan. 13 and 14, delivering the cliffhanger excitement and bold performances for which the show is known.
Zoic will provide both dramatic and invisible effects throughout the season, as Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) embarks on his continuing high stakes adventure, playing out in realtime, hour by nail-biting hour.
"Zoic has been a fan of the 24 franchise since it started," said Zoic creative director Loni Peristere. "We have been stalking them truly, as we wanted to be a part of the great work they put forth weekly. We had the opportunity to work with the show's associate producer Chris Cheramie on the pilot 'Beyond' and when he called for 24 this year, we jumped at the opportunity and focused on bringing work to the show, which would disappear within its already powerful narrative. We are proud to say we have helped Jack Bauer with some 'thrilling heroics' and major disasters this year, which you'll have to tune in to see for yourself."
Zoic Studios (www.zoicstudios.com) is a leader in producing visual effects and CG animation for commercials, feature films and episodic television. The company's credits include the Joss Whedon-directed feature film SERENITY, Judd Apatow's TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY and the upcoming Marcus Nispel Viking epic PATHFINDER. The company's creativity can be viewed in such episodics as CSI: MIAMI, BLADE and EUREKA, as well as in commercials for Mini Cooper, HP, VW, Slim Jim, Xbox and PlayStation2.
Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.
