Jason Blum
Jason Blum
Jason Ferus Blum is an American film producer. Blum is the founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions. He won the 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie for producing The Normal Heart, and was nominated for the 2014 Academy Award for Best Picture for producing Whiplash...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionProducer
CountryUnited States of America
anyone exact
I read an interview where someone said, 'It's a shame that anyone can make a movie now,' and I feel the exact opposite.
age hopefully life minute
The minute I was told what to do at any age, I did the opposite. Hopefully I'll do that for the rest of my life.
figured framework great job
I'm proud of 'Sinister' because Scott and Cargill did a great job on the movie, and I set up a framework for them to make what they wanted to make. They gave me the idea, and I figured out how to get it out into the world.
paid work
I never wanted to get paid by the hour. If I was going to do more work than another guy, I wanted to get paid more.
concepts people
YouTube is found footage. It's here to stay, and people will always come up with new concepts that will make sense for found footage.
believer creating low movies parameters people starts
I'm a big believer in creating parameters for creativity. I think parameters make people more creative. So that starts with my budgets. I only do low budget movies, and I think that makes the movies better.