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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

What Was Cut From Django Unchained

January 4, 2013, 12:45 PM

http://www.vulture.com/2013/01/what-was-cut-from-d...

Django Unchained is a long movie, but it easily could've been a much, much longer movie. Quentin Tarantino has said that a longer cut exists that he might release at a later point, and Samuel L. Jackson mentioned looking forward to the "five-hour director's cut."

#editing#django unchained
Corning unveils 100-ft optical Thunderbolt cables

January 4, 2013, 08:07 AM

http://9to5mac.com/2013/01/03/corning-and-sumitomo...

Ahead of CES 2013 taking place in Las Vegas next week, Corning has unveiled a new optical Thunderbolt cable for folks who need extra long-reaching Thunderbolt access (perhaps to storage closets or for dummy terminals).

#thunderbolt
3D Video: Boom or Bust in 2013?

January 3, 2013, 05:36 PM

http://www.videomaker.com/videonews/2013/01/3d-vid...

3D video is a polarizing subject. Hollywood loves 3D, due to increased ticket prices and classic blockbuster 3D re-releases. Television manufacturers are hopeful, thinking 3D might be a new way to get consumers to upgrade their newly purchased HDTV. Consumers, however, are lukewarm. Samsung is admittedly underwhelmed by the sale figures they’re seeing from 3D TVs, citing increased interest in Smart TVs. Hollywood is seeing the percent of ticket sales attributed to 3D dropping.

#3d#boom#bust
Edit This!: 'The Hobbit'

January 3, 2013, 02:57 PM

http://www.postmagazine.com/Publications/Post-Maga...

WELLINGTON, NZ — Warner Bros.’ The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the first of three movies based on the J. R. R. Tolkien introductory novel to The Lord of the Rings saga that could very well transform the movie-going experience.

#editing#film#edit#the hobbit
SNL: Cutting humor; cutting-edge technology

January 3, 2013, 02:56 PM

http://www.postmagazine.com/Publications/Post-Maga...

NEW YORK — Once upon a time, the Saturday Night Live Film Unit –— those responsible for the fake commercials, shorts, title sequences and pre-recorded elements used in sketches — shot on 35mm film stock.

#film editor#film editing#snl
Review: Divergent Media's ScopeBox

January 3, 2013, 02:46 PM

http://www.postmagazine.com/Publications/Post-Maga...

We all see how desktop computers revolutionize every aspect of our industry, but the “last frontier” of video technology is accurate signal monitoring. High-quality cameras are more affordable than ever, but cinematographers need tools to carefully monitor the images they capture. Professional color grading is now within the realm of boutique shops and individuals, but no colorist can work without a good set of scopes. Master delivery requires as much attention to video levels as ever in...

Reinventing Autodesk's Smoke

January 3, 2013, 02:45 PM

http://www.postmagazine.com/Publications/Post-Maga...

On December 17, Autodesk “finally” released Smoke 2013, the latest version of its Mac-driven editing and visual effects tool. I say finally because it was supposed to come to market in September, but ran into “some snags,” says senior product marketing manager Marc Hamaker. The extra time, however, allowed the company to take in even more user feedback — over 31,000 downloads were made during the beta period — enabling Autodesk to deliver an end product that’s “more aligned with ...

Editor's Letter: New Year's Resolutions

January 3, 2013, 02:44 PM

http://www.postmagazine.com/Publications/Post-Maga...

Once again it’s time to look back at the past year, decide what went well, what didn’t and what you would like to change. Me? I want a world where we can send our kids to school without fear, for hurricanes to cut that shit out, and the ability to run a marathon.

Scripting/Automation in the Edit Room

January 3, 2013, 02:44 PM

http://www.postmagazine.com/Publications/Post-Maga...

Editing has come a long way since the upright Moviola. Those of us who started cutting on film or tape know full well how computers revolutionized our industry. Nonlinear editing systems help us make decisions, experiment, and work faster than ever, but there's one revolution that's still waiting to happen.

#editing#post#edit room#scripting#automation
2012 - Year in Review

January 3, 2013, 09:32 AM

http://www.postmagazine.com/Post-Blog/2013/January...

The end of a year, and start of a new one, is a good time to look back and reflect on changes over the last 12 months, which is how this blog starts.

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