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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

Mask vs Shape Layers in After Effects

March 25, 2014, 03:39 PM

http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/mask-vs-shape-laye...

The Rectangle and Pen Tool can create both masks and shape layers in Adobe After Effects. In this post we break down the basics to get the most out of these tools.

CinemaCon 2014: A Brief History of Moviegoing

March 25, 2014, 01:31 PM

http://www.thecredits.org/2014/03/cinemacon-2014-a...

There’s no substitute for watching movies in a theater. These days it’s easy to watch the same film at home, but without the surround sound, the larger-than-life screen, the crowd around you making every emotion more intense and the tingle of excitement as the lights darken as you and all the strangers around you set off together on a journey into another world- it’s not really the same film at all.

E is for Eyes

March 25, 2014, 01:30 PM

http://cinefex.com/blog/e-is-for-eyes/

When a character appears on a movie screen, which part of their face do you look at first? The eyes, of course. You can’t help it. As a human being, you’re programmed to make eye contact, whether the person in front of you is flesh and blood, or just a fiction of jostling pixels. Like the proverb says: the eyes are the mirror of the soul. I reckon that’s true, but the quote I really want to share comes from the writer G K Chesterton...

On Character Creation

March 25, 2014, 01:30 PM

http://www.jaa-editing.com/blog/on-character-creat...

I'm currently reading The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon on my Kindle for the half hour or so I spend each way on the underground to and from work. I'd put it off for quite a while (in fact, I think I have the paperback somewhere), but I'm glad I've finally gotten around to it.I just had to share this excerpt*, which shows a wonderful set of ideas in the creation of a comic book super hero and the setting up of backstory and motivation to make the character fee...

Learn how to use Final Cut Pro X in 30 minutes or

March 25, 2014, 01:29 PM

http://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/tutorials/1377-lea...

You will be seeing a lot of this video on social media over the next few days. Called 'Learn how to use Final Cut Pro X in 30 mins or less' it aims to do exactly that. Please excuse the exclamation mark on the headline, but we thought it was worth it.

BVE 2014: ‘The World’s End’ Editor Paul Mach

March 25, 2014, 01:29 PM

http://www.avidblogs.com/bve-2014-the-worlds-end-e...

The article BVE 2014: ‘The World’s End’ Editor Paul Machliss Offers Advice and Inspiration for the Next Generation of Professional Editors by Deepraj Sandhar appeared first on Avid Blogs - Get the music and post production tutorials and industry insight you need to bring great stories to life—read Avid Blogs..

Simulate Slow Motion Footage Using Twixtor

March 25, 2014, 01:28 PM

http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/simulate-slow-moti...

Twixtor is an amazing tool that allows filmmakers to simulate slow motion footage using their favorite editing software.

Producer Secrets Revealed in “Production Budget

March 25, 2014, 01:28 PM

http://walterbiscardi.com/producer-secrets-reveale...

We have another exciting title being released today which will be the first in our “Insider Secrets” from Producers willing to share that “close to vest” knowledge. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRODUCER SECRETS REVEALED IN “PRODUCTION BUDGET BASICS” FROM WALTERBISCARDI.COM March 25, 2014    ATLANTA, GA WalterBiscardi.com is proud to announce the immediate availability of “Production Budget Basics” featuring long time broadcast […]

The Machine VFX Breakdown by Bait Studio

March 25, 2014, 01:27 PM

http://www.cgmeetup.net/home/the-machine-vfx-break...

Bait is a creatively focused motion graphics, visual effects and animation studio.

Accurate Green Screen Shadows and Camera Moves

March 25, 2014, 07:34 AM

https://cgi.tutsplus.com/tutorials/accurate-green-...

In this tutorial, I will show you how compose a green screen shot with a moving camera. I will also show you how to make an accurate 3D shadow of the subject, which really helps to sell the shot. | Difficulty: Advanced; Length: Medium; Tags: After Effects

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