# The Director of ‘Shazam!’ Gives You His Best Filmmaking Advice

Published 2019-09-12 · Updated 2026-03-19 · Professional AV on MarketScale
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> David F. Sandberg, director of genre films like “Shazam!,” “Lights Out,” and “Annabelle Creation,” has great advice for making movies. Swedish filmmaker David F. Sandberg acknowledges that you are always growing and developing as you continue through a creative career, but you pick up what works best along the way. And he should know. His career spans…

##### David F. Sandberg, director of genre films like “Shazam!,” “Lights Out,” and “Annabelle Creation,” has great advice for making movies.

Swedish filmmaker David F. Sandberg acknowledges that you are always growing and developing as you continue through a creative career, but you pick up what works best along the way.

And he should know.

His career spans over a dozen short and feature films, and he’s found out a lot during his career. He presented a few pieces of advice for young filmmakers on his YouTube channel, for which he goes by the very awesome pseudonym [ponysmasher](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1DqwNVcFrft1wuPXM9rFQ).

Read more at [No Film School](https://nofilmschool.com/david-sandberg-advice)

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