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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

McDonald’s '40000 Friends (Editor: Brian Sepanik

May 25, 2016, 02:31 PM

https://www.aotg.com/mcdonalds-40000-friends-editor-brian-sepanik/

The McDonald’s spot,‘40,000 Friends’ showcases Burrell’s deftness at creating documentary-style targeted ads, tapping iconic director, Bob Giraldi's talent. A previous McD spot called upon another lauded director, Joe Pytka, to craft its real-life inspired story. Driven by agency’s sharply contrasting concepts & the directors’ powerful cinematic storytelling styles - creative editor Bob Ackerman, of The Colonie, wove together a pair of spots with very approaches to delivering a share...

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FCPX: Stimulating a Different Part of the Brain

May 25, 2016, 11:44 AM

https://www.aotg.com/fcpx-stimulating-a-different-part-of-the-brain/

90% of film editing is selecting. Selecting is the creative process of finding and organizing your shots before you begin the actual edit. The better your selects, the better prepared you are for greatness.

Mastery of Editing - Requiem for a Dream

May 25, 2016, 09:17 AM

https://www.aotg.com/mastery-of-editing-requiem-for-a-dream/

The editing in Requiem for a Dream holds thematic and character relevance to the overall film, rather than just acting as a way to piece scenes together. Every quick-cut has a meaning, as does the split-screen sequences. In this video essay, I look at why editor Jay Rabinowitz and Darren Aronofsky compiled the film the way they did, and the effect it has on the audience.

CoSA VFX Gotham Season 2

May 25, 2016, 09:17 AM

https://www.aotg.com/cosa-vfx-gotham-season-2/

The studio CoSA VFX offers us a new compilation of visual effects (enhanced by some breakdowns). On the program this time, the season 2 of the series Gotham , which evokes the young Bruce Wayne.

FCPX in Under 5 Min: Titlemations Title Plugin

May 25, 2016, 05:01 AM

https://www.aotg.com/fcpx-in-under-5-min-titlemations-title-plugin/

In this episode of Final Cut Pro X in Under 5 Minutes, Mark Spencer Riffs on his new Titlemations plugin.

Frames Within Frames: How Paintings Matter in Movi

May 25, 2016, 05:01 AM

https://www.aotg.com/frames-within-frames-how-paintings-matter-in-movi/

Paintings are rarely included in a movie without having a purpose. Sometimes they point out the social status of a family or the historic period of the story. Sometimes they provide a kind of commentary on the main characters that reveals aspects of their personalities. In this montage we can see many examples of how a story can be set, and how hints are available for the curious who want to know more about the symbols hidden between the story and the paintings. A video essay by Candice Drouet.

Analog Maintenance

May 25, 2016, 05:00 AM

https://www.aotg.com/analog-maintenance/

When audio studios were analog, they needed to have someone on staff, whose job it was (among other things) to keep the analog tape recorders properly aligned and maintained. For example, general maintenance for tape recorders would include having the heads degaussed daily, since residual magnetism could cause the heads to self-erase a portion of the recorded signal, and the heads would also need to be cleaned with alcohol and cotton swabs multiple times during the day.

Review Of VIER By Eisenberg

May 25, 2016, 05:00 AM

https://www.aotg.com/review-of-vier-by-eisenberg/

In this video review Pro Tools Expert team member Dan Cooper takes a close look at VIER, a synth virtual instrument by Eisenberg. VIER is an emulation of 4 Doepfer MS-404 synth units made popular in the 1990's.

mocha Pro 5: Planar Tracking

May 25, 2016, 04:59 AM

https://www.aotg.com/mocha-pro-5-planar-tracking/

mocha's Academy award-winning planar tracking engine accurately solves the most difficult motion tracking challenges. Unlimited tracking layers and advanced user interface can handle reflections, occluded and blurred objects, even areas with low detail.

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