Visual effects house Zoic Studios has got on board veteran VFX supervisor Stephan Fleet. With a diverse background in VFX and digital media, he has held posts as a visual effects supervisor for such top TV titles as “Extant,” “The Whispers” and “Scorpion.” Fleet will work on projects across Zoic’s Culver City, New York City and Vancouver studios. He comes to Zoic from Encore Hollywood, where he served as executive creative director.
Growing up between Los Angeles and Poland in a highly creative family, Fleet gleaned an interest in storytelling at an early age. While earning an MFA in Film Production from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, he amassed an in-depth knowledge of television development and production through a class and subsequent internship with producer Ian Sander. After spending a couple of years working in development, Fleet leveraged his background in graphic design to apply his production prowess to the world of visual effects, fusing his technical skills with his knack for efficient production flow as Master Key Visual Effects’ VP of operations. While there, he led a team of over 30 artists on a wide range of projects, including creating the VFX on the 2008 NBC thriller series “Knight Rider.”
Fleet made the move to Encore Hollywood in 2009 and since then has worked as a VFX supervisor and artist on a vast array of television series. He was later promoted to executive creative director, working alongside network creative teams to lead his in-house team of artists on the execution of VFX work at a superior technical and creative level. Outside of VFX, Fleet is a director and has several projects currently in development.