You’re on your own kid, a film by Jas Price
Meet Jas Price, and discover her nostalgic and relatable film You’re on your own, kid.
You’re on your own kid, a film by Jas Price
Jas Price, is a 19-year-old filmmaker from the United Kingdom, currently studying film in college and preparing to continue her education in the field at university. Her passion for filmmaking is deeply rooted in personal expression, emotional honesty, and the desire to create pieces that help others feel understood. Her short film You’re on your own, kid is a raw, introspective exploration of adolescence, nostalgia, and the complexities of self-understanding.
PW: Tell me a bit about yourself, your name, age, where you’re from…
JP: My name is Jas Price and I am 19 years old from the United Kingdom currently studying film in college, continuing onto film in university next year.
PW: What inspires you to make films?
JP: I have been drawn to making films ever since I was young, it’s always been something I’ve wanted to do as I’ve found escapism in watching films through to finding escapism when creating my own, I get so inspired by my own feelings and experiences and finding something to make out of them.
PW: What is the message you aim to deliver to viewers?
JP: The message I aim to deliver to the viewers is just the feeling of feeling understood as I find it’s very difficult to understand one another these days, and I’ve very rarely felt understood myself, so I like to think that someone will feel that when watching my pieces. I just like to leave an emotional impact.
Shot from You’re on your own, kid by Jas Price
PW: Are there any techniques you use to amplify the message of your films?
JP: The main technique I use to amplify the message of my film is just being as honest as possible. I also like to include myself in my pieces, but I intend to move out of that as I enter university as I want to focus harder on the behind the scenes and having the test of directing others to portray what I am envisioning.
PW: Do you think your films coincide with Metamorphosis’s message of the female gaze?
JP: I believe my work does coincide with your message, as my work have very feminine driven qualities, for example my short film, You’re on your own, kid has an entire segment of different clips in films, directed and acted by women, talking about women and the experiences of being a woman. I also feel women are very misunderstood in the film industry and are at a heavy disadvantage due to gender inequality and stereotypes and often have lower funding and unequal pay and I am very passionate about this issue as it directly affects me and I want to help create a space where talent is valued over gender.
PW: Your film You’re on your ow kid has a relatable message to it. Can you discuss further what the process of making this film was like?
JP: My film, You’re on your own, kid was a difficult process mentally, as I had to delve very deeply into my personal life. What a lot of people don’t know, is this project was a college project for me (They also don’t know that the people in the party scene are all just my family – not professional actors). I had to create a piece of media for my final major project for year one of my media studies, and I decided to create a short film, as I had never created one before. This was challenging but I found a lot of enjoyment and motivation in that.
Shot from You’re on your own kid, by Jas Price
Going back to what I said before about very rarely feeling understood, I wanted to make a piece that might help people understand themselves more, but also for people to understand me more. This was very difficult because I was finding it hard to even understand myself in the process.
Making this film required me to constantly watch old found footage of myself when I was younger, which evokes very strong emotions for me as it makes me feel very overwhelmed with nostalgia, which is never an easy emotion for anyone to deal with.
The film is very messy, but that was intentional; to reflect how messy your mind can be. I didn’t want there to be an understandable narrative, I really just wanted people to feel seen.
I really enjoyed making this short film, as it pushed me a lot mentally but it also tested my filmmaking skills a lot. I learnt a lot about cameras, ISO, microphones, but I also learnt a lot about myself. Creating a short film about adolescence and nostalgia takes a lot of understanding and vulnerability, but I ended up creating a short film I am very proud of and have got lots of positive feedback from. People have told me they feel seen, they relate and they understand, which is exactly what I aimed for.
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