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To The Aotg.com Community,

It is with a heavy heart that we announce we will no longer be updating Aotg.com. Back in 2007, when we started, there was a lack of access to information about film, television, and commercial editing. We wanted to fix that by creating a central location for content about editing to be stored.

Since then, we've watched the amount of content about editing on the internet grow exponentially. We've also watched social media tools come and go with that growth. Does anyone remember Google Wave!? These social media tools changed how people access and search for media and information. People tend to turn to Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, and Instagram for their news and information, and those are all great tools to promote your sites, but as a site that aggregates links to other sites for users, it just doesn't work for us.

We will keep the site live but archive the ability to add links and comments. We will keep our database live with the links for those who desire to use it to search for editing information and research.

Our podcast, The Cutting Room, will move over to the Filmmakeru.com website and will continue to be a place for interviews with editors and other film professionals.

Everyone who worked for Aotg.com loved what we created and are proud that we could help so many editors find content that spoke to them.

I look forward to seeing everyone at the various post events worldwide in the coming years!

Yours truly,
Gordon Burkell
Aotg.com Founder

LookFX folds; staff and projects move to Mass Mark

August 13, 2014, 04:21 PM

http://variety.com/2014/artisans/news/lookfx-folds...

Vancouver, Canada — LookFX, a highly regarded small vfx studio with offices in Los Angeles, New York and Vancouver, has closed its doors — but its staff is not disbanding.

How Robin Williams became 'Aladdin's' Genie

August 13, 2014, 04:46 AM

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/movies...

In 1991, directors John Clements and Ron Musker gave Disney animator Eric Goldberg an unusual assignment: listen to Robin Williams' stand-up albums and draw the comic, as a genie.

Coming to Behind VFX in August

August 12, 2014, 12:18 PM

http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=f1b45c18d4b873...

Hollywood finishes off its summer with gusto — in the form of sci-fi action (Guardians of the Galaxy), lots and lots of explosions (The Expendables 3) and bullets on the noir-esque mean streets (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) with August's slate. Here's our pick of the visual effects films come to theaters in August.

5 Things Creating Noise In A Modern Recording Stud

August 10, 2014, 10:44 AM

http://www.pro-tools-expert.com/home-page/2014/8/1...

In the ‘good old days’ of recording we used to have a room for everything, live room, vocal booth, control room, gear closet and machine room were usually the basics of any recording studio. Then things got smaller and cheaper - including the record company and TV company budgets, so today many of us find ourselves in a single room to do all we used to do in many rooms.

Music Production: Dithering Demystified

August 10, 2014, 10:43 AM

http://www.askaudiomag.com/articles/music-producti...

When you need to render or mix down your project to a stereo file in your DAW, going from 24-bit to 16-bit, you'll come across dithering options. Matt Vanacoro explains what it is and when to use it.

Make Your Own Cinematic Trailer Sounds

August 9, 2014, 10:24 AM

http://www.askaudiomag.com/articles/make-your-own-...

There are tons of amazing sound libraries available to cater for most every cinematic sound you could imagine. Here's some tips on how to make your own unique sounds for trailers in particular.

Books We Love - Issue #242

August 9, 2014, 12:01 AM

http://www.animationmagazine.net/top-stories/books...

The richly detailed, Celtic-inspired art behind Irish indie studio Cartoon Saloon’s 2009 film The Secret of Kells saturates every inch of this 236-page limited edition hardcover, available from the studio’s website and Stuart Ng Books.

Judge Rejects $324.5M Settlement of Tech Wage Case

August 9, 2014, 12:01 AM

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/judge-r...

A federal judge has decided a $324.5 million settlement isn't enough to cover the damages done to more than 60,000 high-tech workers in a class-action lawsuit alleging Google and Apple conspired with other technology companies to block their top employees from getting better job offers.

Saluting Game Of Thrones’ visual effects

August 8, 2014, 05:37 AM

http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/game-of-thrones/31311/...

When they’re good at their job, actors and directors are given all kinds of rewards: fame, fancy trailers, sizeable pay cheques, folding chairs with their names on and all the kale and coconut water smoothies they can drink…, but outside the VFX industry, what appreciation goes to the artists who turn said actors into evolved chimpanzees and razor-cheekboned evil fairies? Who salutes the banks of creative talent translating directors’ and writers’ visions into the battles and landscapes ...

Cinema 4D R16

August 6, 2014, 07:09 PM

http://motionworks.net/cinema-4d-r16/

Maxon has announced the upcoming release of Cinema 4D R16 which includes many new features including a new Reflectance channel which combines the Specular and Reflection channels, a motion tracker, a Polygon Pen tool for painting polygons in 3D space, a new Bevel Deformer for non-destructive modelling, sculpting updates and a new material and object library, amongst a huge list of other updates and enhancements. Check out some of the new features below with links to various resources where you c...

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