The pilot
In 2012 the creators shot three pilot episodes. For these pilots Lukkien — actually just me, myself and I — took care of the post-production: VFX, leader and grading.
The grade
Popoz
Two dirty cops, one intern and 918 visual effects shots
Popoz is a comedy series on Comedy Central created by Martijn Smits and Erwin van den Eshof. It centers on two dirty cops and an intern who wish their job would be more like a Hollywood action movie. So that’s exactly what we gave them: the pilot, two seasons and a movie, packed with over-the-top action VFX.
This is the deep dive behind the Popoz entry in The VFX Years. Drag the sliders to compare the original plates with the final shots.
- Broadcaster
- Comedy Central
- Created by
- Martijn Smits · Erwin van den Eshof
- VFX shots
- 251 (S1) · 245 (S2) · 422 (movie)
- Post-production
- Lukkien
The journey
04 chaptersSeason one
Comedy Central picked up the pilot in 2013 and the first season premiered on November 3rd. Popoz became the best watched Dutch show on Comedy Central in 3 years. Season 1 had 251 visual effect shots.
The Car Chase Never Seen
Vanilla Fudge
Shoot Out Ammo
The Failing Henchman
Daycare Minigun
Broken iPhone
Sniper
Season two
The show was renewed for a second season, which aired on November 3rd, 2014. Season 2 had 245 visual effect shots.
Coco the Hero
Actor Tagging Along
Raw Fish
Interrogation Room
The Great Escape
Parking Tickets
The Elderly
Coco’s Homework
Best Shooter
Voodoo
Elevator Chick
Popoz: The Movie
A motion picture followed in the fall of 2015, with 422 visual effect shots: a total screen time of 20 min 51 sec and 19 frames. For the movie we even built a miniature replica of The Night Watch, just to completely destroy it. Popoz was nominated for the NVX Best Visual Effects Award at the 2015 Dutch Film Festival.
