"It was an ambitious goal, but Hollywood was built on ambitious goals. Jason Carman gave himself until his 20 th birthday to make a high-concept, effects-driven short film that would capture the attention of studio executives, convincing them to toss him the keys to a megabudget feature. Now at age 25, having missed his deadline by a smidge, Carman is on the verge of enjoying a splashy debut for his sci-fi short, Planet, at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts on Saturday."
"Following a two-year stint as head of content at aerospace hub Astranis, Carman launched the creative studio Story Company in 2024. If any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic, as Arthur C. Clarke famously put it, Carman was blown away by his time backstage at the magic show, and wanted to sell more tickets. With Story, the young filmmaker could extend his tech-evangelism to branded work for new clients like medicinal robot-maker Multiply Labs, while also making documentaries and sci-fi projects of his own."
Jason Carman set a personal deadline to produce a high-concept, effects-driven short intended to attract studio executives and unlock a megabudget feature opportunity. He missed the deadline slightly but now debuts his sci-fi short Planet at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts at age 25. Carman aims to inject techno-optimism into Hollywood by translating his hands-on aerospace experience into cinematic storytelling. After two years as head of content at Astranis, he launched Story Company in 2024 to create branded work for clients like Multiply Labs and to produce documentaries and sci-fi projects showcasing cutting-edge hardware and science.
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