Ngemuva kokukhishwa ngempumelelo kwesici sakhe sokuqala se-studio, ama-2016's lights Out, umqondisi UDavid F. Sandberg kugcwale izipesheli. Wakhetha Annabelle: Indalo, ehlola umsuka kadoli oqalekisiwe ka-Annabelle. I-prequel eya kuma-2014's Annabelle, nefilimu yesine ku I-the conjuring Franchise, Annabelle: Indalo izikhungo zomenzi wonodoli nomkakhe abamukela indela namantombazane amaningana avela ekhaya lezintandane elivalekile ukuba bazohlala nalaba bashadikazi endlini yabo esepulazini laseCalifornia. U-Annabelle ngokushesha uba nentshisekelo kwenye yamantombazane. NgoMeyi, ngathola ithuba lokukhuluma noSandberg, obonakala ekulungele ukuba ngomunye wabenzi bamafilimu abanethonya kakhulu esizukulwaneni sakhe.

DG: Yini eyakukhanga kule phrojekthi?

DS: Sawubona! Izinto eziningana. Okokuqala, umbhalo kaGary Dauberman, ngoba bekuyindaba yawo ehlukile kwifilimu yokuqala, futhi bengikuthanda ukusethwa, isikhathi, nabalingiswa. Bese kuthi kube nezici zomkhiqizo futhi, njengokukwazi ukudubula ku-soundstage (eWarner Bros. hhayi ngaphansi). Akuzwakali nje kuphela njengohlobo lokwenziwa kwama-movie ebengilokhu ngicabanga ngalo, likunikeza inkululeko enkulu ukwazi ukunyakazisa izindonga futhi wenze zonke izinhlobo zamakhamera apholile.

DG: David, luhlobo luni lwecebo elibukwayo wena kanye nomdwebi wesinema owaletha kulo ukuqopha ifilimu, futhi ungakuchaza kanjani ukubukeka nezwi lefilimu?

DS: Bengifuna ukuthi izwakale isikole esidala. Ukuba nesikhathi eside kuthatha nolimi lwakamuva lwe-cinema. Futhi-ke njengoba kuyibhayisikobho ethusayo, bengifuna ukuqiniseka ukuthi asesabi ukuhamba mnyama impela lapho sidingeka. Leyo yinto eyodwa umqondisi wezithombe uMaxime Alexandre angiqinisekisa ngayo — akesabi ukubamnyama. Bengingumlandeli womsebenzi wakhe kusukela ebhayisikobho yokuqala ayishutha, Ukungezwani Kwe-Haute, ngakho-ke bekungijabulisa ukuqala ukusebenza naye.

DG: David, ukuhlasela komoya kuka-Annabelle kule filimu, futhi ungakuchaza kanjani ukubukeka kukanodoli, ukubukeka kwayo, kule filimu?

I-DS: Njengoba singaboni u-Annabelle uqobo ethutha, kufanele ube nobuciko ngokuhlaselwa kwakhe. Kule filimu, ububi obunaye u-Annabelle buthatha izinhlobo eziningi. Imvamisa isebenzisa lokho abalingiswa abakwesabayo ukubethusa. Ukubukeka kwangempela kukanodoli kule filimu kushintshiwe kancane ngoba uJames Wan wayehlala ezwa ukuthi ubukeka ethe xaxa phezu kokwesabekayo okuphezulu. Aziziningi izingane ezingafuna unodoli ka-Annabelle egumbini labo. Ngakho-ke unezici ezinobungani obuncane, kepha usengabukeka esongela lapho edinga. Bengifuna nokuthi uhlobo lwedoli lube nalo iso lomuntu elingokoqobo kulowo muzwa owesabekayo lapho ekubheka.

DG: Ungabuchaza kanjani ubudlelwano obukhona kule filimu phakathi kukamenzi kanodoli nomkakhe, indela namantombazane, no-Annabelle, ukuthi bahlangana kanjani kuyo yonke ifilimu?

I-DS: Owenza onodoli, uSamuel, nomkakhe, u-Esther, bayindida kakhulu. Akalishiyi ikamelo lakhe, futhi asazi kahle ukuthi ungumuntu omuhle noma omubi. Amantombazane ayizintandane aphethwe uDade Charlotte ajabule nje ngokuba nekhaya ndawonye, ​​yize ethola indlu noSamuel kushubile. Kukhona igumbi uSamuel athi abakwazi ukungena kulo, kepha-ke yilokho okwenziwa enye yamantombazane, uJanice, ngobunye ubusuku.

DG: David, ungakuchaza kanjani “ukudalwa” kuka-Annabelle, imvelaphi yangempela ka-Annabelle kule filimu?

I-DS: Ukudalwa akuyona leyo ekhetheke ngempela. Kuyinto yokuqala oyibona kule filimu, futhi empeleni sikhomba iqiniso lokuthi ungomunye wonodoli abaningi baka-Annabelle. Kukhulu ngokwenzeka kamuva, ngemuva kokungenelwa futhi akhishwe.

DG: David, yisiphi isigcawu osithandayo noma ukulandelana kwefilimu?

I-DS: Mhlawumbe lapho uJanice ehlangana nodoli wokuqala ka-Annabelle. Ngikuthande lokho kulandelana ngoba kumayelana nokuba nesineke kunokuba nokwethuka okwethusayo. Kukhona nokulandelana okumnandi nokuphakanyiswa kwezitebhisi okumnandi.

DG: UDavid, njengoba kwenzeka u-Annabelle ngo-1967, le filimu yenzeka ngasiphi isikhathi, futhi isikhathi leso sihlobana kanjani nabalingiswa, indaba, nendlela yokubhala oyilethe kule filimu?

DS: Ngikholwa wukuthi eyokuqala yenzeka ngo-1970 empeleni. Ngalesi, asisho ukuthi unyaka ungubani, kepha zonke izinto zasesiteji nezingubo zisekwe ngo-1957. Lokho kwaba ngenye yezinto engangizithanda ngale filimu: ukwenza i-period period. Awekho amaselula okuzokonakalisa i-movie yakho esabisayo. Ukubekwa kwayo ngaleso sikhathi kwanginika nezaba zokuzama ukuthola indlela yakudala yokwenza amafilimu. Ukuyishutha njenge-movie endala. Kusadutshulwa ngamadijithi, kepha singeze okusanhlamvu kwefilimu okungu-16mm kwifilimu ukwengeza kumuzwa we-movie wakudala.

DG: Ucabanga ukuthi ihluke ngani le filimu Annabelle futhi Ukuqondisa amafilimu, futhi ucabanga ukuthi yini izethameli ezizothola eziphoqayo nezesabisayo ngale filimu?

DS: Kuzwakala njengefilimu enkulu kune Annabelle. Inesilinganiso esikhudlwana. Cishe kufana kakhulu I-the conjuring kuka Annabelle, kepha kuseyifilimu yayo uqobo. Le ndaba ayisekelwe kunoma yiliphi icala langempela elifana ne-The Conjuring, ngakho-ke singahlanya ngokwenzekayo kubalingiswa abampofu.

DG: UDavid, ngaphandle kombono oyingqayizivele wokuqondisa ifilimu eyisiqalo se-prequel, iyiphi inselelo enkulu owake wabhekana nayo ngenkathi uqopha?

DS: Ukusebenza nezingane. Hhayi ngenxa yazo uqobo — zazimnandi ngokuphelele. Abalingisi abakhulu abazinikele nabesabekayo. Kepha amahora anqunyelwe owatholayo ubuhlungu. Ngabantu abadala, uyaqhubeka uze uthole okudingayo. Kepha ngezingane, akukho zero isikhathi esengeziwe. Uma isikhathi sesiphelile, sesiphelile. Kunezinto obekufanele sizinqamule, noma engingasitholanga isikhathi ebengisidinga. Kepha ukusebenza kwabo bakwenze kwaba okufanele.

DG: David, ngabe kukhona inkumbulo eyodwa yokuqoshwa okugqama emqondweni wakho uma ubheka emuva kulo lonke lolu phiko?

I-DS: Isikhathi esibi kakhulu ebhasini. Bengingafuni ukudubula izigcawu zamabhasi esiteji esiluhlaza okotshani, ngoba angikaze ngizithole izigcawu ezinjengalezo ezikholisa ngokuphelele. Esikhundleni salokho, sayidubula ebhasini elidala langempela ehlane. Kwakushisa, kunomsindo, kunothuli kakhulu futhi kuyadabukisa ukubuyela emuva naphambili kukho konke ukuthatha, kepha ngokuqinisekile akubukeki njengokudubula kwesikrini okuluhlaza. Wonke lawo maqhubu asemgwaqweni angokoqobo.

Annabelle: Indalo ifika kumatiyetha ngo-Agasti 11.