Kernels podcast episode 7: Jason Blum on producing micro budget horrors vs Oscar-winning dramas, the huge success of Get Out and the Halloween remake
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Your support makes all the difference.How do films make you feel? The Independent gets personal about cinema and TV with actors, directors, cinematographers and other people from the continually evolving world of "content" in a new fortnightly podcast hosted by Culture Editor Christopher Hooton.
In episode seven, Chris admires 2015 one-shot action thriller Victoria and reporter Jacob Stolworthy talks to Jason Blum, producer and founder of Blumhouse. Financing low-budget found-footage horrors has enabled Blum to produce Oscar-winning indies like Whiplash; the pair talk about what motivates a producer, how directors differ from genre to genre and the enormous success of Get Out.
Listen to it below, subscribe on iTunes and podcasts apps here and follow the podcast @kernels and host @ChristophHooton on Twitter. You can find early episodes with Matthew McConaughey, Sir Patrick Stewart and more here.
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