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
June 26, 2017, 04:42 AM
https://www.aotg.com/advice-on-making-your-own-film-analysis-videos/
In recent years, we've seen a huge influx in video essays about film, which is not only giving students of film access to the kind of film analysis you tend to only get in film school, but it's also changing the way film analyses are produced and exhibited altogether.
June 24, 2017, 03:09 PM
https://fstoppers.com/audio/how-use-j-cuts-enhance...
J-Cuts can be described as having the sound enter the scene before the scene appears visually, or it can be used to play out a scene where the audio is used after the shot has ended. They're used in TV and movies, and they're a professional element that sets you and your style apart from those who just cut scenes together. This enables you to get a nice flow in your video, and it all blends and layers to make it more interesting and give your work more power.
June 23, 2017, 04:17 AM
http://www.cgmeetup.net/home/the-last-kingdom-seas...
Blue Bolt delivered 527 shots for the second season of this Viking-era epic. We created extensive set extensions and locations, bringing 9th century Saxon England to life. Among the most notable creations was a fully CG Viking ship that features repeatedly throughout episode 3, including in a spectacular storm sequence.
June 22, 2017, 12:41 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l_e5SAP8rM
A video essay exploring the art of film editing and its manipulation of space and time to both narrative and psychological ends.
June 21, 2017, 04:53 AM
http://www.cgmeetup.net/home/war-machine-vfx-break...
Blue-Bolt – Sole VFX vendor on Brad Pitt’s new poignant comedy about American troops in the aftermath of the Afghanistan troubles. Work included the creation of CG planes, digital set extensions, split screens and green screen replacements.
June 20, 2017, 06:08 AM
https://www.aotg.com/sfx-the-graphic-match-cut/
This is "SFX: The Graphic Match Cut" by Fandor