Directing Annabelle Creation - Part 1

A series of videos where I talk about directing and show you on set footage from Annabelle Creation.
There are subtitles for the most difficult to hear parts.

[@SeanMarsalis]

International short film maker turned hollywood director now gives us Free BTS of his work... I'm running out of excuses.

[@haruruben]

yeah, just make stuff for the joy of making it and if it works out to be successful that's great if not you had fun. You can see this weird Swede has made Hollywood movies and yet still makes short films for zero dollars with his special lady... for fun

[@johnnyray5515]

Yes. He has turned into one of my favorite directors. Love his short films and his feature films. I would love the opportunity to work with him on any project.

[@haruruben]

Johnny Ray Shazam is the The best DC movie

[@johnnyray5515]

@@haruruben I enjoyed all the DC movies. My favorite is Wonder Woman. Jenkins did an excellent job with it. I do believe Shazam comes in a solid 2nd place.

[@johnnyray5515]

@lilmil What are you talking about?

[@anonymouswannabee4950]

He seems like such a nice guy

[@autruff18]

Brennan Keck-Mitchell nah he's a weird swede with a resting bitch face

[@ajaymurali97]

@@autruff18 Thanks man. I'm sure you really feel that way.

[@BrothersGamersBRR]

Ajay Muralidharan its a joke lol, he said it himself in the video

[@ThreadBomb]

He has a nice beard.

[@petraondraskova5255]

The ugly and costedly swedish director's documentarist.only before with the Hollywood horor debut "the light's out"!!!!!!👿👹👺💀👻👽👾🤖😈💪💪💪🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘✊✋👊👊👊👊👊👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🙈🙉🙊💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩

[@kungfukenny]

You freaking directed Annabelle: Creation?! That's insane! Keep up the good work David! It's one of my dreams to be on a Hollywood set, thank you for the inside video.

[@autruff18]

Kenny Win soon... DCEU Shazam! Gonna be fewer access to bts coz WB likes to keep em secret before release of film

[@ponysmasher]

+Kenny Win It is insane indeed!

[@bluebeetle972]

And Lights Out (2016) and Shazam.

[@petraondraskova5255]

@@bluebeetle972 light's out is for publicators and raters the one and too two word/-words:the bullshit! !!!!!!!

[@bluebeetle972]

@@petraondraskova5255 Lights Out (2016) is an amazing film besides one part. Lol.

[@philrodfilms]

One day you are going to be considered to be one of the greatest directors of all time. One day a director will say "Well, i'm no Sandberg, but-". Awesome video, learned a lot from it!

[@GooFucYourselfSir]

PhilRodFilms lol

[@jiraiyahermit4999]

lol

[@jiraiyahermit4999]

@Zyeir The Goodfella Yeah right. I didn't even say anything. But if you really want to force my card to talk, so be it; So you mean to say opinions are no longer validated if you have made little to no feats compared to that of a person who has? WOW. Brilliant. Definitely never heard that before.

[@Jc-go3mz]

Zyeir The Goodfella you had no idea the tone or meaning behind what he said, but you assume it to be a negative statement so that you can give him shit for it. Maybe that says something about yourself

[@ajga5435]

@@jiraiyahermit4999 yes

[@CollinsKey]

You are the G.O.A.T. for doing this! So insightful and inspiring 🙏 Thank you for making these videos!

[@tradereadings3445]

Collins Key wait, I can't believe this is actually Collins Key!!!! I love your videos so much

[@samaralee1316]

Collins Key hi!

[@samaralee1316]

Collins Key hi!

[@marianaluvs8078]

Collins Key when is the

[@marijajordanovska9261]

hi collins i watch your videos strange to see you here hh

[@Natethesandman1]

1:58 I watched a 60 Minutes interview with Quentin Tarantino one time. During the interview, he said that even though he didn't know how to do everything, (because he didn't go to film school) he realized that he didn't need to, but instead, he needed to hire people who are good at their job. Then, he just needed to communicate clearly what his vision was to them. That way they could use their specialized skills to make it a reality. What's more, I think having a background of doing everything yourself gives you an overview, as you said, to the difficulty of the specific vision you want accomplished. Having that background would then make communication easier as you would be able to understand the complications the professional faces, and work better with them to find a solution.

[@troyej]

As an BTS cameraman for the studios including Warner Bros. Thanks a lot for sharing your experience in this manner. All young filmmakers will benefit. Gonna ask the studio folks who shot the broll. Good job.

[@CharleyPangus]

I love your content, it’s so unique and so rare to find behind the scenes directing this good! Thank you.

[@ashleyt8383]

David! Will you and Lotta be attending the red carpet premiere tonight? Keep a lookout for a short girl aka me (and her embarrassed boyfriend hiding behind her) screaming "PONYSMASHER YOU'RE AWESOME!"

[@ponysmasher]

Will keep a lookout!

[@ashleyt8383]

ponysmasher just got told there will be no fan pit for the red carpet:( still looking forward to seeing your movie at the TCL Chinese theatre! My boyfriend and I will be there 👍🏼

[@kendreahiggins2589]

Ejike Success

[@ethan-os2xy]

David, you can't imagine how much this video is important for us! You're already a *legend*

[@nathanjacob0436]

Dude, it's awesome how you went from being a horror short creator to being involved in the movie industry!!

[@JaycRam]

No matter how big a director you become in Hollywood, hope you continue doing these types of videos. Much appreciated.

[@chromastone10]

I wish more movie directors would have youtube channels and make cool behind the scenes videos like you do, keep it up David! I love these videos!

[@AlejandroDeLaRosa05]

“I’m upset no one is gonna see my dead body” WTFFFF

[@petraondraskova5255]

Yes WTF! !!!!!you geri dauberman scenarist and Michael f.sandberg director is the too Very anti-best mega-fuck-er-mens! !!!!!the Very busted prologue-car-crash-scene!!!!💩💩💩💩💩💩🖕🖕🖕👈💪👉💪👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎🖓🖓🖓🖓🖓🖓🖓🖓🖓🖓🖓🖓🖓🖓🖓👊👊👊👊👊👊👊😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭!

[@idontcare1109]

How old are you Petra?

[@soare4874]

Petra Ondrášková and are you ok?

[@JuanTheBone]

"David please, we are falling behind schedule!" "Wait check it out, hipster Annabelle!" jk aside, thanks this is immensely helpful. RJFS is the only other channel that has directing tips.

[@joshmills8354]

It makes me so happy that you still do this chan! you rock! I will support whatever you do

[@blakethompson2397]

I'm sure many more people will be inspired by these videos, this is really good what you are doing, please keep it up !

[@andresaldarriaga6191]

WTF

[@dawsonboyle99]

This is gold David thank you for taking us along with you!

[@elliotzanderweaver8905]

This is absolutely brilliant - thank you David - there's so little of this available, seeing it raw like this is enlightening x

[@liamrichards4091]

As an aspiring filmmaker, I can't thank you enough for your content! From watching your short lights out a few years ago to now seeing your BTS of Annabelle Creation - you've inspired me a lot and I can imagine many others!! All the best to you David! :)

[@BlooFlame]

David, from your online shorts to feature length films. I'm a huge fan. Keep making em!

[@remsleepchanthorrorfilms1830]

Wow this is confirmation. Just what Tarantino said, "as a director your job is to explain your vision"

[@StephenIsTrying]

Thank you, David! Your transparency is so amazing and refreshing.

[@newcomingfilms]

I still remember discovering your channel through one of the Blender tutorials, and it's incredible to see how far you've come. Congratulations on the hard work paying off!

[@chako33]

Thank you very much for making awesome movies + shorts and taking the time to explain the process behind every step. Once again, great job!

[@fznyt7094]

I hope you will never stop this channel, its just perfection

[@jordyreviewsit]

Thank you for continuing to share your tips and tricks! The film was amazing and I always look forward to seeing what you're creating next.

[@brutolmedia3086]

I dont understand why people would dislike this? This is super amazing! Especially the way you show the differences between a big production, to doing every aspect of a film yourself. Thanks man, hope you do this for Shazam!

[@gongashbk619]

i find this kind of videos so interesting, it's so hard to find this type of stuff on youtube, thank you David for sharing your vision on film making, you are the best. i'm going to the primiere of Annabelle Creation, can't wait!

[@westmoviestk2924]

Just came out of my Annabelle: Creation screening! What a great film. With Lights Out and now Annabelle 2, you've become one my favorite horror directors! I love your dedication and how you give back your fans! You're truly a person I look up too! Can't wait for your next film, I know it's going to be great as the previous ones were!

[@TheRatedKK]

As an aspiring film director, this video is everything i want. You show us exactly what its like and you explain so much. Thanks David! Your whole channel is amazing and inspires me to pick up a camera and start filming.

[@sarahdippity]

Hi David! I can't thank you enough for making these "how to" filmmaking videos. I love them and am learning so much from them. You are a HUGE inspiration for all of us rookie filmmakers. I can't wait to see Annabelle Creation!!

[@joshmills8354]

I can never tell you how grateful I am for videos like this and others on your page. I’m glad you made it big with Shazam, it is obvious how much passion you have for your own projects.

[@jitchashivang9559]

David, thank you so so much for making this video. I really got inspired by your move from short films to hollywood and this is exactly the type of video I was looking for and who better than you could have uploaded it? And it doesn't have to be Spielberg or Nolan because you have an equally unique and intriguing way of making films which turn out to be pretty damn amazing.

[@jonathandodd7333]

One day I'm going to get my dream shovel. Love the video! Please keep them coming.

[@MBLDesigns]

I've always loved movies and how movies are made! So thank you for telling us your experiences and how you work! Giving us an insight we very rarely get! I can't wait to see Annibelle Creation. And since I'm a massive DC fan I'm beyond excited for Shazam! Jag längtar att se mer från dig och att du nu finns på min lista av talangfulla Svenskar i Hollywood! Fortsätt jobba hårt för jag längtar att se mera från dig!

[@jeffrey8154]

Really like that you are so present on KZbin breaking down your own films. You do it in a way that I didn't even realize who you where as film maker. Do keep up this type of content for upcoming filmmakers who are in the position you use to be in.

[@anilsrivastha708]

Mr. Sandberg - you're just really generous for sharing these videos and I can't thank you enough!

[@pietrolago]

David, this type of content that you're releasing it's simply amazing!!! Thanks a lot!!

[@astridespinosa1768]

A master piece! Couldn't sleep last night, kept hearing "you are my sunshine". Great Work!

[@lykos_productions]

HOLY SHIT! This has released SO much of my anxiety of aspiring to be a director. I use to feel like a director needed to be the wise old sage on the set who knew every detail from every department and was able to spot what he wanted or needed in a shot! Thanks so much for this video David!!!

[@auvyx]

I always love watching 'behind the scenes' from movies. And I love that you're doing it through KZbin, it feels very personal to your long time viewers! Love ya work, David! :)

[@karanskumar1]

Have been following your work since the beginning, congratulations on your journey so far...proud to be a part of your community here :)

[@darkreignfilms5648]

I just have to say that you are a breath of fresh air that the film making community desperately needs! Not only do you create amazing films but you are also willing to share all your knowledge to further inspire us all. Thank You

[@BrooklynHudson]

Thank you! This is exactly what I want I've been looking for. I am about to shoot my first feature and, like you, I searched everywhere for a series like this. Fantastic!

[@alfiejacques9298]

Can't wait to see this ! Such an amazing filmmaker ! My idol and inspiration. Congratulations David !!!

[@TheVerbos]

Thank you so much for opening the process up for aspiring filmmakers. We really appreciate it, man!

[@spookboy709]

You are my favorite director of all time. I'm not just saying that. You have already given so much and are becoming so big in the industry. You give back more then any director does these days. This video for example... I don't see other directors doing this unless it was done for them and they get interviewed. You actually do it all yourself and even filming you do a lot of things yourself like some affects. David you really do inspire me to try harder and hopefully one day we will work together sometime.

[@RandomFilmmaker]

Your channel is pure gold. Thank you 🙏

[@blackroomfilms9620]

Wow so I just finished watching the video and I can't express how much I related when you said that you relied on yourself for a long time because that's literally how our shorts are. You are such an inspiration to our whole team. Expect us to watch Annabelle opening night!

[@davidortiz7]

This is similar to Terry Gilliam's advice to a young Tarantino in the early 90's. Another one of my favorites is Robert Rodriguez "Too many creative people don’t wanna learn how to be technical, so what happens? They become dependent on technical people. Become technical. You can learn that. If you’re creative and technical, you’re unstoppable.”

[@julianterry6837]

Thank you so much for putting this up for free! So many tutorials cost hundreds of dollars. I have to choose between shooting a short and buying a tutorial. I'm excited to see what's next!

[@GeorgeTudu]

Can't thank you enough for your wonderful videos and advices!

[@garylooicw]

Just watched it today. Great movie!!! I loved it so very much! I'm glad you add in some of the elements from your KZbin videos (the lightbulb and the cloth scene).. And there's not much jumpscares, which I'm very glad of. Because all the horror movies these days are about jumpscares, it's making horror movies boring.. And when I saw Lotta in the movie, I felt very happy! I used to watch her performance in all your videos and now she's on the big screen! So proud of you, David! Keep up the good work! :D You have my support!!

[@Ranger7Studios]

These are fantastic! I'm kind of in the same boat as far as learning how to trust and work with other people. So knowing that I'm not alone in this is a big help. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@das2003]

Hey! Loved your first two films, I'm a struggling film maker, but your success is a true inspiration for me! Looking forward to your next 10 ( plus plenty more ) films!

[@MKL257]

Thank you! This is exactly what I needed... And I'm glad you were able to get your dream shovel.

[@olegbukhalo]

Honestly every time i see you have uploaded a video i feel my heartbeat speeding up.

[@MyLifeJapanTV]

OMG! This is the pure uncut dope! Thanks so much for this, David! (And Film Riot for sending me here!)

[@GianpaoloGonzalez]

This is great! Thank you so much for putting this together. I myself am always looking at behind the scenes material searching for directors directing. SO THANK YOU!

[@markcurran4473]

Thank You so much for posting this David. There is so little on directing out there - this is really helpful! Bravo!

[@Ortizthe1]

This new film of yours will blow people away, I'm very interested in all your future works! Big fan!

[@blakemcdonald2530]

I have an insane amount of respect for you, you've inspired me to go out and (try) start a career in film! Please keep up the amazing work

[@ThePmvproductions]

Thank you so much for this! Youre a huge inspiration and Im glad youre so involved with your fans. You're bout to blow up even more than you already have so Im glad to say I was one of the first fans here!

[@CripsterBunny]

Thank you so much for this.. I wish i had this video like 3 weeks ago but better late then never. I am in the midst of directing my first feature and in my final week of filming. When you said " Tell people what you want... because i have done so much by myself out of necessity " That quote there has exactly hit the nail on the head for me. My weakest points are exactly that. i have to get better with explaining my idea and making sure that the other departments understand it. Please Please please keep making heaps more director videos. Your an absolute inspiration. i tried to finding some before filming but nothing as useful as this. This was a breathe of fresh air. Much love from Australia

[@razzaxxe]

I can't remember which director said it but, "Directing is like sex, you barely ever see someone else do it." I really appreciate this video because there are so many clips about directing but nothing actually showing it. Thank you.

[@spilledinkcinema]

You are an extraordinary inspiration for all of us struggling filmmakers! Love all your BTS videos. You're providing invaluable insight.

[@JAYFULFILMZ]

This is gold! I literally used to dream about the type of subjects your randomly talking about lol like for example... imagine being on set as director with no on set experience & getting asked about things that you don’t know ? Lol the fact that you explained to us how the producers sit you down & brief you ahead of time Is dope af. Thanks for this video bro

[@bllonc]

I accidentally watched the 5th one first and thanked you but I don't mind doing it again because I'm really glad you did this, this is exactly what I've been looking for and can't find much like it on here. Please do more movies with bts like this, thank you

[@thekatchat6017]

This was amazing to watch I can't wait for part 2. If you are ever in Vancouver shooting a film I hope I would be able to meet you. You are such an inspiration and I'm so stoked for this move 😀

[@Anomaliayt]

God damn I love you so much. Been following you back in the vimeo days. Thanks for everything you've given us.

[@GabyGibson]

Being a filmmaker myself, thank you so much for doing these videos. It certainly helps

[@OlleWtn]

Thank you for this! Your movie was very inspiring I loved every big and small choice you made for this one!!

[@davidlove8098]

This is awesome. Also dug the way you added tricks from your short films into this feature (sheet scene, lightbulbs turning, etc.)

[@ZomboyProductionz]

That was such an excellent video, thank you for taking the time to create this.

[@celo2043]

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing this! Giving back some knowledge to the YT community

Amazing content. So, so good! For any newcomer, this is invaluable information! Thank you so much for this, please keep this coming, and we all know it's hard because you will have less and less time.

[@terriblegamer6162]

I hope you do trailer breakdowns, behind the scenes and these types of directing videos when you tackle Shazam. I'm curious as to how the scope, crew and budget (which i'm sure will be the biggest you've worked with so far) affects your filmmaking and what you learn from it.

[@eriksopracasa3449]

Thank you so much for this! It's just amazing that you just share all this information and all your knowledge.

[@AllThingsKen]

Dude this is great. You did us low budget filmmakers a service!!

[@blankcityaudio]

Dude. This was hugely helpful. Thanks for posting these. I'm going into reshoots on a horror short soon and this gave me a good bit to think about to bring to the table for those shoot days.

[@shadcast]

Seeing how Hands-On and passionate you are only makes me more excited for Shazam! I know that you are going to do great things And it all starts with loving the content. Thank you for this inside look on directing and taking the time to give us a peek inside your world.

[@techslapping]

Who the hell can dislike this?? Thank you David!!

[@giusweep]

So SO cool to see you guys exchanging ideas on set; I think the whole notion of 'big budget Hollywood movies' is that everything is very thought and out there's not a lot of room for experimenting, or that improvisation is frowned upon, etc etc. But it's nice to see you guys talking about which lens to have, or how much depth of field you'd like in the shot, (or even you clearly testing out the shot with your eyes at 4:07). It's nice to see the collaboration and problem solving that I know a lot of low-no budget filmmakers like myself are very used to on much smaller and less thought out sets. Might seem like a small thing but it makes our goals and dreams seem a little more achievable

[@vaachaspathibonala4019]

I really loved your work so far!hope to see your take on superhero movies too!

[@DeepakKumar-sy1de]

all the best David I am big fan your movie aanabela aoswm movie and your very very god dricotr 😃😃😃😃😃

[@MultiHerculis]

Vachaspathi Bonala His next project is shazam!

[@shanidaus644]

Im a huge horror fan since I was a kid and Im so glad talented ppl, like James Wan, have decided to help you make a full movie for Lights Out(which was wow), because this is how I got to know u and your channel. You are an amazing director, and so likable+down to earth. You have done amazing work with Annabelle Creation. Ive learned from u alot and I hope u see this comment. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I wish you the best, good luck with Shazam :)

[@harrisonedits]

This is really cool to watch, especially considering it's directing a horror film which is the genre I'm most interested in. I've never done filmmaking but I do edit trailers/TV spots from movies (just for fun). There's always shots I love that I always wanna include when I make the edits, and that's sparked me to just have ideas start bouncing around in my head, some even enough to a make full scene but attached to no plot really. I actually never did realize how much influence a director has in all the departments in help making a film, and the ideas that have bounced around in my head are ideas that come from multiple departments, so having influence in all of those to help create your vision as a director is pretty freaking cool.

[@cristonsloan]

This is absolutely amazing. Thank you so much man. Seriously.

[@FicByPab]

Amazing! Thank you for sharing your insights on the process!!!

[@saloksingh7]

This is absolutely amazing work King.

[@TJUC123]

This is literally the best movie of the Conjuring universe so far, in my opinion. The writing is incredible. It’s incredibly terrifying. It’s an incredible movie.

[@TalkThisOut]

I just found about you, this is the first video. Im digging the series. Thanks for making this. You seem cool.

[@riojiang9377]

man, I love the way you talk. And your creations too, of course.

[@paulhendricksen3127]

I really like this idea! Thank you for sharing this with us!

[@joeb702]

Thank you for doing these! You're right, there's hardly any resources out there for aspiring directors (trust me folks, I've looked). This BTS series has been great to watch, and I really hope you do more in the future.

[@kvll13]

Thank you so much for sharing all these videos!

[@OrganizedGrimeFilms]

I love your content and story. So inspirational and helpful. Please keep making stuff like this no matter how big you get. Thank you 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@ozwarz]

Massive improvement over the first one, it was a lot of fun. I liked those callbacks to "Attic Panic". Hope seeing you and Lotta making another shortfilm (not necessarily horror). 👍

[@florrieweston3219]

I went to the cinema yesterday and watched this. I'm totally not a lightweight when it comes to horrors, and I was shitting bricks! This was the scariest horror movie I've ever watched, and I couldn't watch some of the scenes. AMAZING job done here, well done, I nearly had nightmares list night.

[@joshuaramirez6615]

mollie weston I can respect this guy, as a professional, but you obviously aren’t that well versed in horror cinema

[@s3xypotato]

Thank you so much for this video series!!!!!!!