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

How MIDI files, Houdini and the art of animation m

December 11, 2020, 02:04 PM

https://beforesandafters.com/2020/12/11/how-midi-f...

In Pixar’s upcoming Soul, directed by Pete Docter, one of the challenges the animation studio faced was depicting its main character Joe (Jamie Foxx) playing the piano, believably. That is, animating his fingers to hit the correct keys for the music he was playing.

Autodesk's Maya 2020.4 sees Bitfrost improvements

December 10, 2020, 02:15 PM

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

SAN FRANCISCO — Autodesk (autodesk.com) has rolled out Maya 2020.4, which includes the biggest update to the Bifrost visual programming environment to date. The release also integrates the latest version of Arnold, bringing artists a faster, more creatively engaging rendering experience, as well as updates to the Motion Library and Substance plug-ins.

The Mill grows global color team

December 10, 2020, 02:15 PM

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

LOS ANGELES & LONDON — The Mill (themill.com) has announced several new senior appointments within its global color team. The appointments come as the studio continues to invest and expand its color offering, branching out into more long-form and episodic opportunities, in addition to its commercial capabilities. 

Scanline VFX grows European presence

December 10, 2020, 02:14 PM

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

LONDON – Scanline VFX (scanlinevfx.com) continues to expand its European presence with the recent appointment of Lauren McCallum as head of production, Europe, and the promotion of Jasmin Hasel to executive producer, Europe. Scanline currently has three physical European studios in Munich, Stuttgart and London, as well as a growing number of artists working remotely across Europe. In March of this year, all Scanline studios transitioned to remote working, adopting a global, decentralized p...

Behind the VFX of 'The Christmas Chronicles 2'

December 10, 2020, 02:13 PM

https://beforesandafters.com/2020/12/10/behind-the...

Working with director Chris Columbus, Weta Digital led an extensive effort to bring the world of Netflix’s The Christmas Chronicles 2 to life. The film tells the story of how once-elf-now-human character Belsnickel (Julian Dennison) threatens to cancel Christmas, and how Santa Claus (Kurt Russell) and Mrs. Claus (Goldie Hawn) and their helpful elves and new-found human friends look to save the day.

VES Honors 2020 – Gone Virtual Coming December 1

December 10, 2020, 02:13 PM

https://www.awn.com/news/ves-honors-2020-gone-virt...

The online event celebrates industry’s innovators, artists and professionals; Ray Scalice, Ken Ralston, Irwin Allen, and Mary Blair among the Founders Award, Lifetime Members, Honorary Members, VES Fellows, and Hall of Fame honorees.

30 Years of The Mill

December 10, 2020, 02:13 PM

https://www.themill.com/stories/30-years-of-the-mi...

To celebrate ‘30 Years Of The Mill’ we are turning our focus to the extraordinary people behind our creativity. We asked a snapshot of 30 Makers from across The Mill to share their most inspiring projects from the past, alongside their future-facing insights on the advertising industry and evolution of creative technology. Next up we have Deputy Head of CG, Chris Bayol discussing how Apex Legends 'Season 4 Assimilation Launch Trailer' pushed the boundaries of creativity and why real-time and...

9 Monkeys of Shaolin Trailers Created with Fusion

December 9, 2020, 03:02 PM

https://www.aotg.com/9-monkeys-of-shaolin-trailers-created-with-fusion/

Blackmagic Design today announced Amsterdam based 3D animation studio Colorbleed used Fusion Studio to create trailers for the announcement and launch of the video game 9 Monkeys of Shaolin.

#blackmagic design#fusion studio
Episode 276 — Mark Toia — Director

December 8, 2020, 01:37 PM

https://www.allanmckay.com/276/

Originating from a very successful career as an advertising photographer, Mark Toia was coerced into directing TVCs by his clients. Being pursued by advertising agencies and production companies globally, he has a lengthy list of repeat business with the world’s largest companies that most could only dream of.

AE Classic Course: Warp Stabilizer VFX

December 7, 2020, 09:33 PM

https://www.provideocoalition.com/after-effects-cl...

Back in August, we covered the Warp Stabilizer plug-in in After Effects (which is also now included in Premiere Pro). This tool automatically scans footage looking for edges and “planes” such as the walls of buildings or other features, and re-renders the footage with a smoother camera move imposed upon it.

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