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The seed of Jason’s long-held passion for films was unknowingly sown by his mother, with her love of the films from the golden era of Hollywood. It was watered by his A-Level teacher Dr King, who introduced him to the work of François Truffaut.
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His first site of a film set was as an extra on the set of the conspiracy thriller Shut Down, an early short film from writer-director Steve Hughes. Soon, Jason was working more closely with Steve, co-producing another conspiracy thriller Persistence, producing a comedy-thriller 3-2-0 and producing and co-writing the supernatural thriller The Visitor.
Jason’s next film, Doorstep Delivery, was his first time as a director, under the Eyeful Pictures brand. It got off to a slow start, because being used to being the producer and writer, he was waiting for someone to shout “action.”
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His next few films were all written and shot in Los Angeles, many of them giving an outsider’s perspective on the entertainment industry. First, The McCarthy Blacklist was a satire on the fickle Hollywood studio system. Then, 2 Hour Parking highlighted the absurdities of LA’s parking restrictions. Dumbstruck took a satirical look at Hollywood during the 2008 writers’ strike. Finally, The Hunter was a romantic comedy, following the misadventures of a radio talk-show love guru.
After spending a few years writing feature-length screenplays, his return to film production came with an associate producer role on the low-budget British thriller The Redeeming, directed by Brian Barnes.