Surpreeze
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- Founded
- 2016
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About Surpreeze
Surpreeze is an independent visual effects and production company based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 2016 by visual effects supervisor and producer Daniel French, the studio combines physical filmmaking techniques with digital production. Its work spans feature films, episodic television, music videos, broadcast commercials and product visualization, serving Scandinavian productions and international entertainment projects.
The company's hybrid approach brings miniature construction, physical models, practical pyrotechnics and camera work together with computer-generated environments, digital crowds, matchmoving and compositing. This allows practical elements and digital imagery to be developed within the same production methodology. Its capabilities extend from pitch development, storyboarding and technical planning through on-set supervision, asset creation, final editing and color grading.
Practical craft and digital environments
Surpreeze contributed to S.S. Rajamouli's RRR, combining miniature train construction and practical effects with digital environments for the film's train blast and bridge rescue sequence. Its Danish feature work includes QEDA, which used miniature models for a submerged futuristic Copenhagen, and In Love & War, with period environments, vehicles and battlefield effects. Other screen credits include The Haunting of Queen Mary and the Amazon Prime series Bambai Meri Jaan.
The studio also creates virtual environments, vehicle integrations and product imagery for commercial and music projects. Its work includes the Fast X franchise music video Angel, alongside music videos for Marshmello and Juice WRLD, Sofia Carson and Chlöe. Commercial projects include campaigns for UGG, Jägermeister, Modelo and Goodlife, as well as visualization work for Pergolux and Mate Bike. Through its recurring collaboration with creative production house Dreambear, Surpreeze contributes digital environments, rendering and visual effects to international campaigns.
Originally registered as Surpreeze IVS, the business converted to Surpreeze ApS in June 2021. Its production offering continues to connect hands-on modelmaking and practical effects with digital post-production across film, television and advertising.
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Leadership and production model
Daniel French serves as director, VFX supervisor and owner. The studio operates with a small permanent core, expanding through project-specific crews, miniature builders and digital VFX artists.
Production collaboration
For the train sequence in RRR, Surpreeze worked directly with overall VFX supervisor Srinivas Mohan and production designer Sabu Cyril. The team engineered 1:6-scale metal train wagons in Hyderabad and used live cable-pull setups, integrating physical demolition with digital matte painting and fluid simulations across more than 140 VFX shots.
Film development
In 2026, Surpreeze secured funding from LAG Sydhavsøerne and the EU to develop a feature film project rooted in Nakskov, Denmark.
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Where Surpreeze is based
- Eskildsgade 35, 1657 København V, DenmarkCopenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen office
HeadquartersGlobal headquarters, principal creative office and VFX production facility.
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