Jason Aaron(II)
- Director
- Producer
- Editor
Jason Jolliff was born on December 26, 1974 in South Bend, Indiana to
Larry and Marilee Jolliff of Niles, Michigan. Jason attributes his
skills as a filmmaker to his mother who has been filming the family
since 1958. She had a discerning eye for composition and edited the
home movies on a homemade film editing system. When Jason was old
enough, he asked to borrow whatever film / video camera that his mother
had at the time and quickly produced skits with his cousins. In 1995,
he produced an inspirational basketball video for a local school and
presented it at their awards assembly. He taped every varsity game that
year and spent a solid month editing the program on two VCRs and a
homemade audio mixer box. The video was a huge hit and he quickly sold
out. This was a turning point and the start of his filmmaking career.
In 1996 he invested in his first non-linear editing system, which forever altered his creative process. At the time, he was living in Cassopolis, Michigan and began marketing himself as a video editor. Working on weddings and corporate projects, it soon became apparent that the demographics of a small town could not support such a business endeavor. In January of 2000, he was hired by Martin Studios in Elkhart, Indiana to help with production. It is here that he furthered his education as he worked with higher end, studio equipment. Besides the hands on training of the studio environment, Gary Martin also proved to be a great teacher.
On October 27, 2001 Jason's life took another step in the right direction as he joined the production team at Film Acres as assistant editor of Suspended Animation, a Hollywood feature film. It was here that he educated himself with the Avid editing system as well as the fresh technology that is HD. He had the privilege of working with Oscar nominated director John Hancock and veteran editor Denis O'Conner as well as many other talented members of the crew. Jason Jolliff remains focused on filmmaking and continues to work hard at improving his skills as a filmmaker while he writes, produces, directs, and edits projects that spark his interest.
In 1996 he invested in his first non-linear editing system, which forever altered his creative process. At the time, he was living in Cassopolis, Michigan and began marketing himself as a video editor. Working on weddings and corporate projects, it soon became apparent that the demographics of a small town could not support such a business endeavor. In January of 2000, he was hired by Martin Studios in Elkhart, Indiana to help with production. It is here that he furthered his education as he worked with higher end, studio equipment. Besides the hands on training of the studio environment, Gary Martin also proved to be a great teacher.
On October 27, 2001 Jason's life took another step in the right direction as he joined the production team at Film Acres as assistant editor of Suspended Animation, a Hollywood feature film. It was here that he educated himself with the Avid editing system as well as the fresh technology that is HD. He had the privilege of working with Oscar nominated director John Hancock and veteran editor Denis O'Conner as well as many other talented members of the crew. Jason Jolliff remains focused on filmmaking and continues to work hard at improving his skills as a filmmaker while he writes, produces, directs, and edits projects that spark his interest.
