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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

6 Filmmaking Tips From David Fincher

September 23, 2015, 09:32 AM

http://filmschoolrejects.com/features/6-filmmaking...

Perfectionist. Demanding. Hard to work with. David Fincher is a man who hates his own brand but is secure in his own reputation. Of course, it’s a little bit easy when that reputation includes stunning movies and a mind that can operate at an auteur speed in the high-occupancy Hollywood studio lane.

How to create an undersea digital matte painting

September 23, 2015, 05:04 AM

http://www.cgchannel.com/2015/09/step-by-step-crea...

Didier Konings’ current demo reel. Below, the Aaron Sims Company’s lead digital matte painter reveals his workflow, showing the 10 stages through which a real production asset passes, from concept to final composite.

Why we don't get involved in disputes

September 23, 2015, 05:02 AM

http://www.redsharknews.com/business/item/2908-why...

People often write to us asking us to help them in disputes with manufacturers. Sometimes they even ask us to start campaigns against the maker of some product they've bought that doesn't work properly. This is why we don't get involved. RedSharkargumentsdisputesmanufacturersvendorsLitigation

New Aardman logo revealed in epic animation

September 23, 2015, 05:02 AM

http://www.creativebloq.com/3d-world/new-aardman-l...

As Aardman expands to the USA, is this the most over-the-top logo reveal in branding history?

Animation Sculpt Fixes with SHAPES

September 23, 2015, 05:01 AM

http://cgvilla.com/2015/09/23/animation-sculpt-fix...

Here is an introduction to creating corrective blendshapes for Animators to improve the deformation of their rigs, on a shot by shot basis. There are a few tools that let you do this, but Joe is using SHAPES.

jd Flour Sack rig for Maya

September 23, 2015, 05:01 AM

http://cgvilla.com/2015/09/23/jd-flour-sack-rig-fo...

Joe Daniels provided jd Flour Sack Rig for Maya free for non-commercial uses. Created for Maya 2013 and up. There is a wide range of flexibility to the rig, so play around with the controls to achieve the desired pose. Many of the controls can be translated and scaled non-uniformly for extra control.

Deja View: Effects Animation

September 23, 2015, 05:01 AM

http://andreasdeja.blogspot.ca/2015/09/effects-ani...

There are times when I want to make the switch from character to effects animation...at least for a little while. Effects animators are not concerned with the often intense analysis of character development and acting. Their world has to do with mood, interpreting nature and inventing surreal imagery.

"Happy Birthday" Copyright Ruled to Be Invalid

September 23, 2015, 05:00 AM

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/happy-bir...

The world's most popular English-language song is potentially free from copyright after a federal judge ruled on Tuesday that filmmakers challenging Warner/Chappell Music's hold on "Happy Birthday to You" should be granted summary judgment.

Reproduced Sound 2015

September 23, 2015, 05:00 AM

http://www.audiomediainternational.com/events/repr...

With a focus entitled 'Playing with Fire: sound for art, entertainment and emergency purposes', this year's Reproduced Sound 2015 conference will be held at the Fire Service College, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire from 10-12 November.

How to Remove a Camera Rig from 360 Footage

September 22, 2015, 04:32 PM

http://www.mettle.com/how-to-remove-a-camera-rig-f...

You’ve shot your awesome 360 footage. How do you get rid of the camera rig from your footage? Chris Bobotis, (Developer/Partner at Mettle) leads us through an easy process using mettle SkyBox Studio in After Effects. He imports his footage into After Effects and applies SkyBox Convertor to convert the 360 footage into Cubic Cross format, which is an undistorted view.

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