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David F. Sandberg

@ponysmasher.social

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Filmmaker. Directed Shazam 1 & 2, Lights Out, Annabelle Creation, Until Dawn, and things with @lottalosten.bsky.social dauid.com 🇸🇪 living in 🇺🇸

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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · 29d

It’s a prequel to Amityville in Space set on Earth.

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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · 29d

Looking forward to do some haunted house horror! 👻

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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · Jul 31

Video uploaded about making ’Call of the Ocean’ but also just shooting Super 8 in general.

Shooting a Short on Super 8 - Making Call of the Ocean
youtu.be/qRuvbh9opq0

Shooting a Short on Super 8 - Making Call of the Ocean

youtu.be

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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · Jul 26

Yeah at first I had the text on for longer and it followed the footage off screen but it didn’t feel right. Since it has that old 70s look it felt too modern and out of place for me.

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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · Jul 22

Also on YouTube but age restricted because of gore
youtu.be/UGLaTImyMGc

The Making of Until Dawn

YouTube video by ponysmasher

youtu.be

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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · Jul 22

Talking practical and digital effects in Until Dawn
vimeo.com/1103556318

The Making of Until Dawn

Talking practical effects, digital effects, and more.

vimeo.com

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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · Jul 18

Yep. I’ve done some tests syncing audio and it’s been pretty successful but I just didn’t have enough film to waste on shooting a clapper board. Just start rolling and action! 🙂

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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · Jul 18

Camera is good but I also use de-flickering and stabilizing in Resolve for a more steady, consistent image. I don’t remove any grain (I actually sharpen everything a bit) but I use the dust buster tool in Resolve to take out the biggest dirt and hairs. I’m going to do a youtube video on my process.

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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · Jul 17

It’s funny how the compression removes so much of the grain that it looks more like 16mm film or something.

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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · Jul 17

Shot a 2 min short on Super8 with @lottalosten.bsky.social while we were in Sweden. Shot on Kodak Vision 3 50D with a Canon 814XL-S camera.

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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · Jul 13

A giant hat superimposed on top of a frame of the video to hide the microphone

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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · Jul 13

When you record a long YouTube video and don’t notice that the overhead mic is slowly sagging into frame so you have to reshoot it… 😞

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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · Jul 11

Harry Potter of course. Just look at those Harry Potter colors.

David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · Jul 11

Many times I’ve gotten these on the first try but yesterday I didn’t… 😳

(You only see a little bit of the image at first and more is revealed with each guess)

A screenshot of framed.wtf one frame challenge where you guess the movie. The film is Shazam and I got it on the second try.

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Reposted by David F. Sandberg

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · Jun 20

Iconoclasts is $3.99 on US PSN buff.ly/dXh7CVo
$4.99 GOG buff.ly/HOt687B

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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · Jun 7

I’m an OG YouTuber. My channel is almost as old as YouTube itself 😎

Screenshot from YouTube Studio saying the channel is 19 years old

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Reposted by David F. Sandberg

Goemar @goemar.bsky.social · Jun 1

I am once again here to tell you Iconoclasts is on sale on the Switch.

No excuse no give it a go at this price. Cannot recommend this game enough.

#blutoid #iconoclasts #switch

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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · May 22

I just learned they’re doing a ”Dancing with the Stars” and ”Shark Week” mashup called ”Dancing with Sharks”.
Like, how do you even make jokes anymore?

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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · May 17

I found what appears to be a production still where you can see there’s no background in the mirror, only black, so it was probably done because there was no set back there.

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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · May 16

Trying to avoid seeing a non-existent part of the set? Avoid seeing lights?

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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · May 16

Very puzzled by this bit in ”The Spiral Staircase”. She’s standing in front of a mirror but in the wide shots it’s clearly not a mirror but a flat picture (without her reflection). Very obvious when camera moves. What could be the reason for this?

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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · May 16

You don’t have to shoot horror in actual low light

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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · May 15

If you didn’t get that Bogart is evil in ”The Petrified Forest” the way they frame him against the background may give some subtle hints…

Humphrey Bogart sitting in front of horns mounted on the wall, making it look like Bogart is the devil

Another angle of Humphrey Bogart sitting in front of horns mounted on the wall, making it look like Bogart is the devil

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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · May 14

Been watching some real bangers lately

Pictures of the films Mr. Klein, The Incident, 71, and Seance on a Wet Afternoon

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David F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · May 13

Agreed, but that’s a different David Sandberg 🙂

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