Little Zoo Studio

Little Zoo Studio is an independent 3D computer-graphics and character-animation production partner founded in 2009. Working through a distributed, remote-first model, the studio provides character-driven animation and CG production support for feature films, streaming series, game cinematics, advertising, music videos, themed entertainment and virtual-reality experiences.

The studio’s work centers on 100% keyframe character animation, with particular emphasis on expressive performance, nuanced facial and body mechanics, and photorealistic or stylized creature work. Its artists and supervisors also support animation direction, technical animation, rigging, look development, modeling, surfacing, lighting, rendering, previsualization and layout.

Production capabilities

Little Zoo Studio operates as a flexible turn-key partner that can integrate with client production pipelines and oversee animation delivery. Its capabilities include:

• Character and creature animation for films, episodic projects and cinematics
• Animation direction and creative supervision
• Unreal Engine 5 technical animation, in-game animation, cloth simulation, physics and rigging
• Character and environment modeling, dressing and real-time FX
• Production planning, scheduling, budget and pipeline support

The studio’s remote production approach combines cloud-based workflows with dedicated supervision teams, allowing it to contribute to complex sequences without requiring a traditional co-located artist facility.

Selected work

Little Zoo Studio has contributed animation services to productions including Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Knuckles, Scoob!, The Monkey King, Rumble, Rock Dog, Love, Death + Robots, Secret Level, Brawl Stars, Valorant, League of Legends, Apex Legends, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Gears of War: E-Day and Fortnite.

Its portfolio also includes commercial, music-video and location-based entertainment work, such as Katy Perry’s “Smile,” Chuck E. Cheese advertising and VR projects, Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi’s Justice League: Warworld Attacks, and Radio City Music Hall’s New York Spring Spectacular.