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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

Bonus Eps. Rob Legato on the VFX of The Lion King

January 10, 2020, 07:31 PM

https://www.aotg.com/bonus-eps-rob-legato-on-the-vfx-of-the-lion-king/

Gordon sits down to discuss the VFX of The Lion King with VFX supervisor Rob Legato

Episode 228 — Cinesite

January 7, 2020, 02:09 PM

https://www.allanmckay.com/228/

I’m talking with Cinesite in London! Cinesite is easily one of the top 10 VFX studios in the world. I sat down Tim Potter, Head of Assets and Salvador Zalvidea, VFX Supervisor there. We talk a lot about artists breaking into the industry, as well as what people are doing with their application.

Dan Deleeuw on the VFX for Avengers: Endgame

December 27, 2019, 04:11 PM

https://www.aotg.com/dan-deleeuw-on-the-vfx-for-avengers-endgame/

In this bonus episode, Gordon sits down with Dan Deleeuw, the visual effects supervisor for Avengers: Endgame.

Episode 226 — Justin Raleigh Interview

December 24, 2019, 02:56 PM

https://www.allanmckay.com/226/

Welcome to Episode 226! I’m speaking with Justin Raleigh who is a creature effects specialist who owns Fractured Effects. This award winning studio is responsible for everything from Aquaman to Westworld and so many more amazing projects. It was really fun to sit down and talk about the special effects side of things — rather than visual effects — and how the technology is bridging the two. There is a lot of cool stuff that we get into!

Episode 225 — Questions & Answers

December 20, 2019, 05:15 PM

https://www.allanmckay.com/225/

Welcome to Episode 225! I want to do a Q & A, answering a lot of random questions that I’ve been getting. This is one is going to be a bit different and I hope to give these more frequently.

GEMINI MAN: BILL WESTENHOFER – OVERALL VFX SUPER

November 7, 2019, 12:16 AM

https://www.artofvfx.com/gemini-man-bill-westenhof...

In 2010, Bill Westenhofer explained the work of Rhythm & Hues on THE A-TEAM. He then worked on many films such as LIFE OF PI, WARCRAFT and WONDER WOMAN. He is the winner of two Oscars for Best VFX for THE GOLDEN COMPASS and LIFE of PI. Bill is back today to talk about GEMINI MAN...

Head of ILM Rob Bredow

November 5, 2019, 02:12 PM

https://www.allanmckay.com/219/

Welcome to Episode 219! I’m speaking with the Head of ILM, as well as a VFX Sup and Executive Co-Producer on Solo: A Star Wars Story Rob Bredow. Rob also has many, many amazing credentials to his name. We also talk about the opening of ILM in Sydney, Australia.

Episode 216 — Dan Katcher — Creatures

October 15, 2019, 01:08 PM

https://www.allanmckay.com/216/

Welcome to Episode 216! I’m speaking with Dan Katcher, the Father of Dragons. Dan is responsible for designing all the dragons for Game of Thrones, including other creature work. I’m really excited for this Episode. This one I wanted to do from the beginning of my Podcast 5 years ago. I wanted to sit down and talk to him about his career with all of its ups and downs.

How I would Start my VFX Career in 2019

May 26, 2019, 05:00 AM

https://www.allanmckay.com/195/

This is a Live Stream I did a while back. I walked about what I would do differently if I were to start my career again now.

Is the VFX Industry Stable?

May 26, 2019, 05:00 AM

https://www.allanmckay.com/192/

I want to talk about the topic I get asked about all the time: The state of the industry in 2019 and is the industry stable? I want to dive into this subject because it’s pretty serious, at least for me. I want to answer this question and talk about all the scares we’ve had in the industry.

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