Michael Zoz

The Wizard
of Zoz

Websites, films, and 3D worlds, made in Costa Rica. I help resorts, tour operators, chefs, and musicians look as good online as they do in person.

The story

One guy, a laptop, and a lot of rainforest

What I do

I design and build websites, shoot and edit films, render 3D architecture in Unreal Engine, and keep the digital side of tourism businesses running. If it lives on a screen, it is probably my department.

Why Costa Rica

Most of my work grew out of the tourism and hospitality world here: resorts, eco-lodges, tour operators, private chefs, fishing charters. Years inside these businesses taught me what actually fills rooms and books tours, so that is what I build for.

Why "Wizard"

The nickname stuck because clients kept handing me problems nobody else wanted to touch: a broken booking form, a site that vanished, a video due yesterday. The fix usually looks like magic from the outside. From the inside it is just years of doing this every day.

Where the work lives

A map of the last decade

Almost everything I make is rooted somewhere on this map. Tap a pin to see what happened there.

Quepos y Manuel Antonio

My home turf for resort and villa work.

  • Parador Nature Resort & Spa
  • Vuelto Loco Charters
  • CR Vacation Properties
  • Eklectic Kitchen Private Chef

Websites

Work I build and keep running

Most of these belong to travel and hospitality businesses across Costa Rica; a few are my own experiments. Almost every client here has stayed on with me for years after launch.

Films and video

Stories that move

Documentaries, festival films, live music, and commercial work. Shot, edited, and often scored in-house.

Video thumbnail: Stumplife: Trailer

Stumplife: Trailer

One minute of grit, humor, and determination. The tone-setter for the full film.

Video thumbnail: Best Fest: Official Recap

Best Fest: Official Recap

Three days of festival in Uvita cut into four minutes of energy, color, and community.

Video thumbnail: Ojo de Buey: Tiempo Mejor (live)

Ojo de Buey: Tiempo Mejor (live)

Shot on location at Reggae Fest in Puntarenas. Raw and immersive, like the band.

Video thumbnail: JamiSun: Time Machine (live)

JamiSun: Time Machine (live)

Captured in the moment at Best Fest with minimal edits.

Video thumbnail: Portasol Bungalow: Archviz Film

Portasol Bungalow: Archviz Film

A cinematic walkthrough of a modern tropical bungalow, rendered and edited under my Prizm Vizual brand.

Video thumbnail: Stretch FX Power Glider: Infomercial

Stretch FX Power Glider: Infomercial

Fully produced bilingual infomercial, from script to Spanish voiceover.

Photography

Photos from along the way

When I travel, the camera comes too. Full galleries live on Adobe Lightroom, one click away.

Contact

Got a project, a problem, or both?

Tell me what you are trying to build, fix, or film. I read everything and I answer fast.