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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

VFX vet Jeff Barnes joins Bent Image Lab

October 17, 2013, 10:06 AM

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

PORTLAND, OR — Bent Image Lab (www.bentimagelab.com) has brought in VFX executive Jeff Barnes to oversee the company’s new digital media group. Barnes is a co-founder of CafeFX, The Syndicate and past Digital Domain VP. He will now work with the Bent team to develop creative messaging for alternative medium portals such as cell phones, tablets, touch screens and special venue experiences implementing AR, pixel mapping and other new technologies. He will also provide management and busin...

MAXON Announces CINEMA 4D Learning Opportunities

October 17, 2013, 04:41 AM

http://news.creativecow.net/story/873213

(Newbury Park, California--October 17, 2013) MAXON, the leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, is pleased to announce the company’s participation at the following user group meetings and conferences around the U.S. to provide creative professionals with the resources and latest technology trends to broaden understanding of its CINEMA 4D software solutions and unleash creativity.

Autodesk Releases Five Free Smoke Effects Template

October 17, 2013, 04:39 AM

http://news.creativecow.net/story/873230

(October 17, 2013) Autodesk has released five free 3D effects templates created by Smoke master Brian Mulligan in Autodesk Smoke 2013 Extension 1 on AREA. Each template comes as a ready-to-use Smoke archive that is compatible with Smoke 2013 Extension 1 and provides a great introduction to working with animated 3D elements, textures, reflections and 3D lighting to create motion graphics in Smoke.

Athena Studios And VES

October 16, 2013, 05:21 PM

http://news.creativecow.net/story/873224

(Emeryville, California--October 16, 2013) Athena Studio, an Emeryville, CA-based company specializing in production and animation services for film and multimedia clients, and the Visual Effects Society (VES)/Bay Area, recently partnered to restore a legendary, “Star Wars”-era short film entitled “Black Angel.” Thought to be missing for more than 30 years, “Black Angel,” which was last seen in theaters across Europe and Australia in l980 as a lead in to “The Empire Strikes Back,...

John Dykstra to Recieve VES Lifetime Achievement A

October 16, 2013, 12:27 PM

http://www.btlnews.com/awards/john-dykstra-to-reci...

The Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s professional honorary society, named director John Dykstra as the recipient of the VES Lifetime Achievement Award. It will be presented at the 12th Annual VES Awards February 12 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

VES Life Achievement Honoree John Dykstra in His O

October 16, 2013, 12:27 PM

http://www.studiodaily.com/2013/10/ves-life-achiev...

Special-effects and VFX artist John Dykstra has been named the latest winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Visual Effects Society, an honor that will be officially bestowed in a February 12, 2014, ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. … more »

VES to Honor VFX Pioneer John Dykstra

October 16, 2013, 04:49 AM

http://www.awn.com/news/people/ves-honor-vfx-pione...

The Visual Effects Society names Academy Award winner John Dykstra recipient of VES Lifetime Achievement Award.

Brickyard VFX Scores Slam Dunk with Latest NBA Spo

October 15, 2013, 12:35 PM

http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/visual-fx/brickyard-...

VFX and animation studio Brickyard VFX recently teamed with ad agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners and production company Interrogate on a :30 spot “Big Is On,” for the upcoming 2013-2014 NBA season. Brickyard completed visual effects for the spot, which is currently airing across the U.S. and features hoop stars Kyrie Irving, Paul George, Damian Lillard, Kemba Walker, Jrue Holiday, Gordon Hayward, Greg Monroe, Kenneth Faried, Harrison Barnes, John Wall and Mike Conley Jr.

Brickyard VFX Scores Slam Dunk with Latest NBA Spo

October 14, 2013, 04:24 PM

http://news.creativecow.net/story/873193

(Burbank, California--October 14, 2013) Bi-coastal VFX and animation studio Brickyard VFX teamed with ad agency Goodby, Silverstein and Partners and production company Interrogate to get fans excited for the upcoming 2013-2014 NBA season with :30 spot

Mokko Studio Delivers 321 Shots for Riddick

October 11, 2013, 11:51 AM

http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/visual-fx/mokko-stud...

Montreal-based Mokko Studio provided 321 shots, (more than 25 minutes of content), for Universal’s Riddick starring Vin Diesel. Working for more than a year in close collaboration with the film’s director, David Twohy, and led by studio co-founder Alain Lachance, with a crew of more than 100 artists, Mokko created extensive creature work on the mud demons and jackals, including pups.

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