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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

Beautiful Reality: Making Walter Mitty's World

January 6, 2014, 05:51 AM

http://www.fxguide.com/featured/beautified-reality...

VFX supervisor Guillaume Rocheron describes his approach to the visual effects of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as a process of creating a ‘beautified reality’ – a kind of reality that is not quite real and not quite fantastical. “Walter (played by Ben Stiller) sees the world through the eyes of the expert photographers at Life magazine who are seeing the beauty of nature and the world at its best,” says Rocheron.

The lighting of "The Incredibles" Part 3

January 6, 2014, 05:51 AM

http://floobynooby.blogspot.ca/2014/01/the-cinemat...

Cinematography is the art of composing the scenes of the film so they can visually tell the story in a functional and creative way. The purpose of composition is to direct the viewer's eye to the central point or "story" in your scene. Regardless of the particular subject, composition of the frame is important.

The Dark Side of Long Hours in the Film Industry

January 6, 2014, 05:50 AM

http://www.mentorless.com/2014/01/06/documentary-w...

Documentary Who Needs Sleep? reveals the dark side of the film industry in the U.S.A, focusing on the increasing long hours on set crew members have to deal with and it affects...

Meet Smaug

January 6, 2014, 05:47 AM

http://www.fxguide.com/featured/meet-smaug/

Among the many incredible digital creatures and environments in Peter Jackson’s second Hobbit film, one that stands out is, of course, Smaug. Brought to life by the artists at Weta Digital, the dragon features the voice of Benedict Cumberbatch, whose performance was also referenced heavily for the final animation. We explore the creation of Smaug with key members of Weta Digital’s team.

Cinematheque Plans Adult Animation Series

January 6, 2014, 05:45 AM

http://www.animationmagazine.net/events/american-c...

The American Cinematheque is planning an "Animation for Adults" series, beginning this Thursday (Jan. 9) and running through Jan. 25 at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood.

Unretired

January 5, 2014, 06:34 AM

http://animationguildblog.blogspot.ca/2014/01/unre...

The one constant of animation is that a lot of artists in the biz keep working until they're into the eighth and ninth decades. Joe Grant was still working at 97, when he died with a pencil in his hand. Chuck Jones was in his eighties when gravity finally took its toll. My old boss Woolie Reitherman stopped working in his seventies because he was shown the door by Disney management. Left to his own devices, he would have kept at the job until his pulse stopped.

The Production Process: Post-Production {Part 3}

January 3, 2014, 01:29 PM

http://www.biscardicreative.com/blog/2014/01/produ...

Google Hangout Blog Post. Our Google Hangouts are on-air broadcasts that allow us to share with others knowledge, secrets and tips of film and video production. This post features our hangout on Post-Production and Delivery, the 3rd and 4th phases in the Production Process. BISCARDI CREATIVE PRE-PRODUCTION (PART 3 of 3) | In this series, ...More →

Audio Objects for 4KTV

January 3, 2014, 01:27 PM

http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/audio-objects-...

The current buzz in the television industry is all about the promise of 4K, yet most of the talk is centered on video quality, with very little being said about the audio that supports the image.

New Mac Pro Safe to Operate Horizontally

January 3, 2014, 01:26 PM

http://www.macrumors.com/2014/01/03/new-mac-pro-sa...

According to a new Apple support document, though the new Mac Pro is designed to be used in the upright position, it can also be used on its side. Owners of multiple Mac Pro units should ensure that the exhaust and intake ports are not aligned too closely as this can affect the cooling abilities of the machine.

Mac Pro Build-To-Order Units Start Shipping to Cus

January 3, 2014, 01:26 PM

http://www.macrumors.com/2014/01/03/mac-pro-build-...

Apple has begun shipping custom configured Mac Pro units to customers according to MacRumors Forum members, some two weeks after stock configurations began arriving just before Christmas.

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