![]() And since James is close with New Line and Warner Bros he suggested we take it there. It was during this period that I came into contact with producer Lawrence Grey who eventually got James Wan involved. It was a few weeks of constant emails and calls with people in Hollywood. It was insane how a two and a half minute short could get so much attention. I’ve found that people here are always on the lookout for things going viral online. So how did Hollywood find you? What happened with the Lights Out short film that brought it to their attention? ![]() Might be nice to have something longer at some point. Those are the only 3 lenses I brought with me from Sweden and haven’t really felt the need for any others. ![]() I also have a Nikon 50 f1.8 that I occasionally use. When I need to go wider I have a Tokina 11-16 f2.8. The one I use the most is a Sigma 18-35 f1.8 lens which is awesome. To get even more specific, what about the lenses you use? Do you have a few, or just one good all-purpose lens? įor lighting I’ve used paper lanterns from Ikea and cheap Redhead knockoffs from ebay that fall apart if you look at them wrong. Now I have the Blackmagic Ursa Mini 4.6K but I have yet to shoot a short on it.Īudio I’ve always added in post and recorded with Rode mics on Zoom recorders. I bought that since I’d left my Cinema Camera in Sweden and really missed shooting stuff. The latest one we shot was with the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera. Most of the other shorts were shot on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera rigged with cheap parts found on ebay. Cam Closer was shot on the Panasonic GH1 which I bought because you were able to hack it and get higher bitrates. Can you give us a rundown of your equipment? It seems simple and small but very flexible. What about the camera rig you use for these short films. Cam Closer started as a test for an idea I had about a camera that could see the future but I figured instead of doing yet another VFX test, let’s add a little story to it and make it a short. I used to do a lot of little VFX tests but you can’t really do anything with them. It seems like every time an idea pops into your head, you grab your camera and make it a reality! In my 20s I was able to buy a Mini-DV camera and now I could edit digitally which opened up a whole new world with possibilities. The first might have been when I was 7 perhaps. I borrowed my dad’s videocamera and started making little films with friends. How did you get started making your first films? I can’t point to a certain movie and say “that’s the one that made me want to be a filmmaker” since I’ve wanted to make films as far back as I can remember. ![]() I also watched a lot of Marx Brothers films. Aliens, Die Hard, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Terminator, Predator, The Thing. Growing up in Sweden, what films influenced you? Was there a certain movie that really captured your imagination and changed your life?Ī lot of 80’s action and sci-fi since that’s when I grew up. Ok, enough yapping by me! I’m thrilled to present the first OpenVisualFX interview with director David F. In fact, the very first shot of Lights Out has Blender written all over it, as it starts with a digital push in on a CG streetlamp and pans down to a building with many tracked in enhancements (although, as with any great visual effects shot, you can’t tell). He’s created entire shots from scratch for both Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation. ![]() Watching those Youtube behind-the-scenes clips I mentioned earlier, it should be easy to see why I wanted David to be the first person I interviewed for OpenVisualFX – he’s a Blender user! And not just on his short films. The movie opens in the US on August 11, 2017. Now living in Los Angeles, David’s next feature is Annebelle: Creation, which tells the story of how the terrifying doll of the first Annabellemovie (2014) came to be. Released in 2016 and bringing in a worldwide gross of just under $150 million, David officially arrived as a director. Hollywood took notice, and while David and Lotta continued making short horror films in their apartment, he was also working with one of Hollywood’s most successful horror producers, James Wan, to turn Lights Out into a feature. Originally from Sweden, David first began capturing attention in 2013 with Lights Out, a two and a half minute short film shot in his apartment together with, and starring, his wife Lotta Losten. It’s some of the most inspirational behind-the-scenes clips I’ve ever seen. In fact, he’s a one-man film studio! Have a look at his Youtube channeland prepare for a crash course in filmmaking. Sandbergis a rare breed in Hollywood – a director who does his own visual effects. ![]()
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