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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

Fix A Plot That Feels Predictable

October 23, 2013, 12:48 PM

http://www.raindance.org/how-to-fix-a-plot-that-fe...

Jurgen Wolff’s “Screenwriting Coach” workshops start on  Monday, Oct. 28. Editors may find this interesting, in the run-up to that, we’ve invited him to share some of his insights and tips. 

Networked production – not quite utopia?

October 23, 2013, 12:46 PM

http://smpteconnect.blogspot.com/2013/10/networked...

A lot of focus on Day 2 was the transition IT based / Networked Media sessions.The trend (of course) for production centers is to networks, where everyone in the production centre is interconnected.   But is this quite the utopia it sounds?  There will, we learned, still be headaches for the engineers who have to plan and install them.The phrase "of the shelf" products for Networked Media needs qualifications. You cannot achieve the performance we need by combining different systems and s...

Editing animation

October 23, 2013, 09:17 AM

http://www.jaa-editing.com/blog/editing-animation....

This is part 2 of 3 detailling my processes as an editor on an animated series - for part one see "Editing an Animatic".As in the previous post, the following notes relate to my specific experiences - mainly as editor on a 52 x 11 minute animation series. Review stages and timings vary significantly for features and other forms, and in my experience by project too. This workflow is based more on a CG workflow within a 3D* environment, although the principles of the early stages are similar...

THE FILM PANEL NOTETAKER COVERAGE OF IFFB PANEL

October 23, 2013, 09:16 AM

http://www.karenschmeer.com/ksfef-home/2013/5/10/t...

<p>May 10, 2013</p> <p><a href="http://thefilmpanelnotetaker.com/">The Film Panel Notetaker</a> website has published a great <a href="http://thefilmpanelnotetaker.com/">article</a> written by Beth Balaban reporting on our IFFBoston Panel, "The Art of Documentary Editing: Case Studies." It features commentary and transcriptions of the conversation between Francisco Bello ("Our Nixon," "Best Kept Secret") ...

Challenges of 3D and The Future

October 23, 2013, 09:16 AM

http://www.indiewire.com/article/the-art-and-scien...

No cinematic topic in the last few years has instigated as much -- or as intense -- debate as 3D. The jury is still out on how it bridges the art and science of motion pictures, or whether it does so at all. In its own way, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is trying to settle the debate, or at least advance it. Academy member Robert Neuman conducted a Masterclass titled "Getting Perspective: The Art and Science of 3D" at the 15th Mumbai Film Festival.

NEW BLOG ENTRY: JIM RAVES ABOUT MANHATTAN EDIT WOR

October 23, 2013, 09:15 AM

http://www.karenschmeer.com/ksfef-home/2013/8/19/n...

"Scary. Soiled. Scandalous. And basically shitty. This is how history not-so fondly remembers New York City of the 1970s..." Read the rest here.

JIM REPORTS ON THE 2013 SUNDANCE DOCUMENTARY EDIT

October 23, 2013, 09:15 AM

http://www.karenschmeer.com/blog/2013/7/28/jim-rep...

 by Jim Hession, 2013 Fellow Lab Fellows (Photo credit: Jill Orschel, Courtesey of the Sundance Institute) In the story that plays out in my own mind (and nobody else’s) I am an undercover secret agent whose misunderstood profession sends me to faraway, unfamiliar and often lonely places. Each of my missions has an objective, but the respective paths that lead to their successful completion are riddled with missteps, uncertainty and constant doubt. My job description isn’t always e...

A look at the history of audio post production

October 22, 2013, 07:58 PM

http://postperspective.com/2013/10/the-history-of-...

By Ron DiCesare I have been working in audio post production for nearly 25 years and I would consider myself a very knowledgeable audio professional. But I was surprised to find out how little I actually knew about the history of audio post production. Over the past 25 years or so, I have experienced many […]

Q&A: Adam Epstein, Editor, 'SNL' Short Films

October 21, 2013, 04:04 PM

http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/2-pop/news/qa...

One of the biggest treats each week on Saturday Night Live is to see what kind of bizarre short films will be shown. These mini-movies are the product of the writers along with the filmmaking unit headed by director/producer Rhys Thomas. Adam Epstein is their editor.

AES 2013: The Best and Most Complete Way to Learn

October 21, 2013, 04:03 PM

http://www.avidblogs.com/aes-2013-pro-tools-certif...

The post AES 2013: The Best and Most Complete Way to Learn Pro Tools appeared first on Avid Blogs.

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