Zoic Studios is an American visual effects company based in Culver City, California, specializing in visual effects for feature films, episodic television, commercials, video games, advertising design, and interactive online media, the company has separate sister facilities in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and New York City. The company provides R&D, software development, UI/UX design, and consulting for public and private clients. 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, allowing actors to view the virtual world before acting in it.