Sandberg does evoke some feelings of unease from the anticipation of what may follow but Lights Out largely trades on jump scares. There isn’t much in the way of atmosphere or mood.
Shadowy corners of halls, the underside of beds, and failing flashlight batteries are all employed to nerve-shattering effect. Much of this can be attributed to how Sandberg uses his premise and the way in which he sets up the jumps. Lights Out boasts several effective jump scares that work just as well on a second viewing. He takes his simple short film premise and manages to find a variety of innovative ways to stretch it across the movie. Sandberg deserves a lot of credit as a director. Sandberg Innovates to Make a Simple Premise Work Initially convinced Martin is having nightmares, Rebecca slowly begins to believe that this shadowy figure, “Diana”, may indeed be real. After receiving a call from Child Protection Services, Martin’s half-sister, Rebecca arrives to find Sophie suffering a serious relapse and Martin terrified of a shadowy figure that only manifests in the shadows. Paul’s son, Martin, is now left living alone with his mother, Sophie who suffers from serious depression. Synopsisĭuring a late night shift at a textile factory, manager Paul is murdered by a spectral figure of a woman that seems to only appear in the dark.
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There’s no guarantee that what works in a short format will translate into a full film with all the requisite moving parts. Yet expanding a roughly 3-minute short film into an 80 to 90 minute feature poses some obvious challenges. With his first feature length directorial film, Sandberg was tasked with turning Lights Out into a feature length film. A viral success, Sandberg’s little short film opened doors for him. The film had a simple yet brilliant horror premise – a shadowy monster that only appeared when the lights went out. Sandberg released a short horror film on YouTube called Lights Out.
Several years ago, in 2013, director David F.
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