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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

Postmodern Showreel 2015

February 4, 2016, 06:09 AM

https://www.aotg.com/postmodern-showreel-2015/

Postmodern have released their brand new showreel featuring their VFX & CG work on BATTLE FOR SEVASTOPOL (Nezlamna) and many more...

CGI VFX Breakdown HD:

February 3, 2016, 06:02 AM

https://www.aotg.com/cgi-vfx-breakdown-hd-2/

Check out the cool VFX breakdown for the spot "Fonds de Solidarité" created by the talented folks over at Shed! For more information, please see the details and links below...

'The Martian' Visual Effects -­ Variety Artisans

February 3, 2016, 06:02 AM

https://www.aotg.com/the-martian-visual-effects-variety-artisans/

'The Martian' has director Ridley Scott returning to the science fiction genre where he made his mark with “Alien” and “Blade Runner.” Visual effects supervisor Richard Stammers and virtual production supervisor Casey Schatz reveal how everything from Scott’s sketches on printouts to the latest computer technology helped create one of Hollywood’s most realistic space adventures.

Creating Animations with Transitions in FCPX

February 3, 2016, 06:01 AM

https://www.aotg.com/creating-animations-with-transitions-in-fcpx/

In episode 346 of MacBreak Studio, Mark demonstrates how to use transitions to animate a connected video clip with an applied mask in Final Cut Pro X.

FCPX Essentials - File Management and Organization

February 2, 2016, 08:07 PM

https://www.aotg.com/fcpx-essentials-file-management-and-organization/

In this segment, we are going to go over file management and organization, covering the finder file structure, adding tags and metadata as well as how to navigate a library. We’ll explain how to relink files, what’s different about events and the creation of both smart and keyword collections.

1/4 & 1/2 Wavelength

February 2, 2016, 08:07 PM

https://www.aotg.com/1-4-1-2-wavelength/

The terms quarter and half wavelength are thrown around in the literature with no real understanding of the actual meaning of the terms and more importantly, how their definitions impact room acoustics. In this video, we once again get back to basics and define the terms with numbers. In future videos, we will take these definitions and apply them to room acoustic issues.

Editing with DaVinci Resolve

February 2, 2016, 08:07 PM

https://www.aotg.com/editing-with-davinci-resolve/

This video is provided by Blackmagic Design for LA Post Fest participants and other interested parties curious about using DaVinci Resolve as an NLE.

Acoustic Foam for my Home Studio

February 2, 2016, 10:22 AM

https://www.aotg.com/acoustic-foam-for-my-home-studio/

This is the acoustic foam I've used to sound treat my studio. Check out my video about completely sound treating a home studio over on Mike Russell VIP...

The Evolution of Editing

February 1, 2016, 02:08 PM

https://www.aotg.com/the-evolution-of-editing/

This two-part video series from Filmmaker IQ tracks the evolution of modern nonlinear editing, from Moviola to the Steenbeck to the nonlinear editing software that dominates the industry today. The first part looks at the history of editing, while the second delves into some of the nitty gritty, nerdy but cool details of how digital editing works.

Final Cut Pro X Essentials - Importing Files

February 1, 2016, 10:43 AM

https://www.aotg.com/final-cut-pro-x-essentials-importing-files/

In this section we will cover how to import files, from transcoding to creating proxies. The focus of this lesson is to know how to use the media import window, what choices need to be made and what are the ramifications for each choice.

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