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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

Q&A with Editor Paul Machliss, ACE, on Baby Driver

July 27, 2017, 04:17 PM

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'Arrival,' 'Dunkirk' and the Distraction of Nonlin

July 27, 2017, 12:55 PM

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When people tell me to just turn my brain off and enjoy a movie, I wish that it were so easy. I’ve been trained to overthink films as I watch them. I have two degrees in the study of cinema. I can’t ignore what I know or how I’ve been wired to always analyze images I’m seeing on screen as they’re cut together any more than a mechanic can stare at a puttering motor and pretend not to know how to fix it.

Dunkirk and the Very Loud Sounds of War

July 27, 2017, 12:55 PM

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To help convey the “visceral realism” of Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk,” the director needed an intense soundscape for the legendary evacuation of more than 300,000 British and Allied troops under German bombardment.

The Visual Affects of Reality

July 27, 2017, 12:55 PM

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Two days after wrapping on the $65 million dollar budget film Pete’s Dragon, David Lowery headed home to Texas to make a small film (literally, the aspect ratio is 1.37:1) with a group of friends called A Ghost Story. The budget? $100,000. In itself, the budget is a good marker of how different the films are. And yet in both films, Lowery uses visual effects in a very calculated and affecting way, two qualities that are often lacking in effects-heavy films nowadays. Indeed, many an article has...

Spark CG Society: INTERVIEW

July 27, 2017, 12:52 PM

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We’ve all probably sent emojis from our smart phones, in our emails, and in messaging apps. Now Sony Animation has taken us into the animated film world of the ubiquitous ideograms with Tony Leondis’ The Emoji Movie.

The Power of Sound: Using the Shepard Tone In Film

July 27, 2017, 09:11 AM

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The Shepard Tone creates the illusion of continuously swelling sound, which can build tension or suspense. Find out how it works in this breakdown.

Ready to Start Your Freelancing Career? Here are 5

July 27, 2017, 09:11 AM

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Getting your foot in the door and into a production company can be frustrating when you’re just starting out in your career. Even if you’ve got a tremendous amount of talent, many production companies have their pick of experienced candidates, and often won’t consider what you have to offer. Don’t give up though—many producers start out as freelancers, taking on one-off projects until they have the experience to join an established company or create their own business. The “gig e...

Animation tools not ready for satire prime time

July 27, 2017, 05:32 AM

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If you had an almost unlimited budget, could you produce a rich feed of animated satirical videos with a one-day turnaround? For now the answer seems to be no. When HBO announced a deal with American satirist Jon Stewart in 2015, one of the shows mentioned was an animated comedy show. The Hollywood Reporter has reported that in May this year, HBO said that they would not be going ahead with the idea: Stewart was set to work with cloud-graphics company OTOY to develop new technology that...

Side-By-Side: Ultrawide Displays vs the LG 5K Ultr

July 27, 2017, 05:32 AM

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Thinking of buying a new large or widescreen monitor to go with your new MacBook Pro? Then this article is a must read- not only great advice, but Brian might save you money as well.

Digital Domain launches Monkey King VR series

July 26, 2017, 05:05 PM

http://www.postmagazine.com/Press-Center/Daily-New...

PLAYA VISTA, CA — Visual effects provider Digital Domain (www.digitaldomain.com) has launched its first cinematic virtual reality series, Monkey King. Now available on Sony PlayStation VR,  Digital Domain’s Monkey King reintroduces simian Sun Wukong, aka the Monkey King, one of the most famous literary figures in Chinese mythology. The VR experience brings the story to life in stunning detail, transporting viewers into a world of supernatural creatures.

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