“We want our creators to engage with these intellectual properties, to test new formats, stretch their narrative legs and experiment in different ways,” said Chris D’Angelo, director of programming for YouTube Spaces. The movie centers on Rebecca (Teresa Palmer), who grew up never really sure of what was and wasn’t real when the lights went out - and now her little brother, Martin (Gabriel Bateman), is experiencing the same kinds of unexplained and terrifying events.Īt YouTube Space NY, the Internet video company created two sets in the style of “Lights Out,” one for Rebecca’s bedroom (below) and one for the house’s basement, in collaboration with Warner Bros. That was true for the ‘Lights Out’ feature, but you have to power through and finish it.” “Something I’ve struggled with is, halfway through, I want to quit – because I think it’s shit. You keep learning every time you create,” he said. “I told them, ‘Keep making stuff and putting it out there.’ You have no idea what will resonate with people. Their main advice: don’t give up on your projects. The directive was to play off the theme of “What are you afraid of?”Īs part of paying back to the YouTube community, Sandberg and Losten met with the group and other aspiring filmmakers at YouTube Space NY to provide guidance on their projects. Valenzuela, AntoSharp (U.K.), La Cosa Cine (Argentina), Luisito Communica (Mexico), Brothers Riedell, Miracles of Modern Science, Kenzie Nimmo and 5 Second Films. The eight YouTubers who created shorts for the “Lights Out” campaign, produced over two weeks earlier this summer, are: BlackBoxTV‘s Tony E. Sandberg is now in the middle of directing “Annabelle 2” for the studio. It went viral, and eventually caught the attention of Lawrence Grey, who brought it to WB and attached James Wan (“The Conjuring”) as producer. In 2013, for a short-film competition, Sandberg posted the 2 minute, 41 second “Lights Out” short starring his wife, Lotta Losten, on YouTube, which he shot in their apartment in Gothenburg, Sweden, on sets built from Ikea. “So it seemed like the most natural place to promote the movie was with YouTube.” “It’s a Cinderella story born at YouTube,” said Blair Rich, president of worldwide marketing for Warner Bros.
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