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'Whiplash' producer; Sundance composers lab; 'Man Seeking Woman'
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Episode 11239
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'Whiplash' producer; Sundance composers lab; 'Man Seeking Woman'

Jason Blum made his name producing successful, low-budget horror films, but he could get an Oscar as part of the producing team for "Boyhood" (pictured); the Sundance Institute pairs composers and filmmakers at Skywalker Ranch; Simon Rich's "Man Seeking Woman" is one of the most bizarre sitcoms on TV.
A publicity image from "Boyhood."
A publicity image from "Boyhood."
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Jason Blum made his name producing successful, low-budget horror films, but he could get an Oscar as part of the producing team for "Boyhood" (pictured); the Sundance Institute pairs composers and filmmakers at Skywalker Ranch; Simon Rich's "Man Seeking Woman" is one of the most bizarre sitcoms on TV.

'Man Seeking Woman' twists rom-com clichés into a surrealist nightmare
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Writer/producer Simon Rich talks about adapting his book for a TV series and how he came up with the idea for those absurdist love stories.
Composers get a Sundance education at Skywalker Ranch
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The Sundance Institute holds a much-coveted bi-annual workshop for film composers at George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch in Northern California.
Oscars 2015: How 'Paranormal Activity' got Jason Blum to the Academy Awards
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The producer's company is synonymous with low-budget genre movies, but now he's co-produced Best Picture nominee "Boyhood" — and he's attending the Academy Awards.