Culver City, CA/Vancouver, BC-based Zoic Studios senior editor Dmitri Greer has been named a finalist in the 2012 AICE Awards in the Alternative Media category for work on “Jeep Call of Duty Answering the Call” for Global Hue. The high-impact spot hurdles the 2012 Jeep Wrangler directly into the world of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, complete with live combat, massive explosions, helicopters and buildings under siege.
Zoic Studios ECD/Co-Founder Loni Peristere directed the spot with the entire post and VFX handled onsite at Zoic. Seasoned feature film VFX Supervisor Dariush Derakhshani tapped into his expertise gleaned from work on such action-packed films as Apocalypto and Red to deliver high-level cinematic effects. He notes, “In 60 seconds we basically had 43-44 visual effects shots. Our job is literally to make sure viewers don’t have any clue that we did anything to it whatsoever.”
For the action-packed spot, a majority of the stunts were captured in real-time with elements enhanced through additional VFX and cleanup in post. Additional elements were entirely CG, such as the helicopter and the crumbling building due to restrictions of shooting directly in an urban environment.
About Zoic Studios
Zoic Studios is a visual effects company based in Culver City, California, which creates computer-generated special effects for film, television, commercials and video games.
“Visual Evolution” is their mission: to evolve the story, art, and technology of the moving image, and through this evolution, broaden the audience for everything they work on.
Zoic’s accomplished artists and producers understand story, process, technique and relationships. Their team has a proven track record of success in a range of media including episodic, film, commercials and gaming. Masters in the fields of 3D, Compositing, and Production Management, their elite reputation attracts additional talent and encourages a strong work ethic. Zoic’s relationships with its clients are deep and long lasting. The company is known for results-driven excellence in all endeavors.
Credits:
Agency: Global Hue
EVP/Exec. Creative Director/Detroit: Vida Cornelious
Creative Director: Dolph Kawalec
Senior Art Director: Albert Loera
Copywriter: Jared Davis
VP/Exec. Producer: Cathy Antoniello
Senior Producer: William Riley
Production Business Director: Julie Smith
VP/Account Director: Dennis Castillo
Management Supervisor: Tom Shanahan
Account Executive: Estefania Calvachi
Senior Product Specialist: Dan Hogan
APR: Anthony J Vozza, Alan Sadler
Client: Chrysler Group LLC
Head of Jeep Advertising and Communications: Kim Adams-House
Jeep Brand Advertising Manager: Kenyatta Bynoe
CGI Data Prep Manager: Randy Querro
Zoic Studios
Director: Loni Peristere
Exec. Creative Director: Chris Jones
Exec. Producer: Erik Press
Head of Production: Ian Unterreiner
Producer: Susan M. Kurtz
VFX Supervisor: Dariush Derakhshani
3D Supervisor: Brian White
VFX Coordinator: Lori Talley
Editor: Dmitri Gueer
Asst Editor: Alison Veneto-Grady
Modelers: Jason Monroe, Dustin Mellum, Josh Jaillet
Lighters/Animators: Anthony Han, Scott Tessier, Jerry Weil
Particles/Dynamics: Brian White, Jerry Weil, James Little
Matte Painters: Daveed Shwartz, Eric Mattson, Mike Wood
Compositors: Peter Sidoriak, Jason Bergman, Dan Trezise, Bob Homami
Flame Compositor: Steve Meyer
Tracking: Dacklin Rawlings, Shelby Strong, Michael Theurer
US Production Co.: Holmes Defender of the Faith
Executive Producer: Ben Dossett
Producer: Jeff Armstrong
On-Set VFX Supervisor: Kathy Siegal
Director of Photography:
Lawrence Fong
Original Score: 11.59
2nd Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator:
EJ Foerster
1st AD:
Dominic Fysh
Production Designer:
Robert Cowper
Overseas Production Co.: Angel Films
Producer: Zsofia Kende
Line Producer: Judit Stalter
Production Manager: Felician Keresztes
Production Supervisor: Virag Varga
Art Director: Nora Takacs