Aaron
Fisher's first exposure to video came in college when he started a job
at a television facility on campus. At the time, he was really into
audio and dreamt of having his own recording studio. The TV facility
had a huge audio board that he was drooling to get his hands on, so he
began doing audio for live-to-satellite shows. Then Aaron started to
realize how cool video was and before long, he was doing everything
from running camera to directing the shows. The facility owned a couple
of Avids at the time (but no After Effects) so his first compositing
was done on an Avid Xpress. Aaron would create complex multi-layered
background composites, even though their hardware only supported 4
video layers. He often would do 10 or 20 "mixdowns" just to achieve the
composite.
Aaron went on to working at a CBS affiliate
where he ran camera/shot sports/ran audio/TD'd/directed. A couple of
jobs later, he became a Motion Graphics Artist for Cox Media Kansas
where he creates/makes graphics for :30 spots, long-forms and some
print, while dabbling in freelance on the side.
When Aaron is not doing all of that, he can be found watering the lawn
and barbecuing on the patio, drink in hand.... Or... hanging out in theCOW's After Effects forum.
Aaron Fisher reviews: Photoshop for Nonlinear Editors by Richard Harrington and published by CMP Books. Aaron concludes with, '' This is one book every Photoshop user should have in their arsenal..''
Aaron Fisher examines Aaron Fisher reviews: After Effects HOT (Hands-On Training) for After Effects 5.0 & 5.5 and published by Peachpit Press. Aaron concludes with, ''If you're a beginner wanting to quickly get up to speed on this great program, this is the book for you.''
