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

Canada Vignettes: Canadian History Through Animati

August 23, 2014, 07:52 AM

http://floobynooby.blogspot.ca/2014/08/canada-vign...

You’ve all seen them on television. Those wonderful, short, fascinating Canada Vignettes that cover the history of Canada, from the ill-fated establishment of the Republic of Manitoba to the exploits of train robber Bill Miner. This series of over 120 short films has played continually on Canadian television from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s.

Sound Mixers and Editors Honored

August 22, 2014, 08:36 PM

http://blog.dolby.com/2014/08/sound-mixers-sound-e...

Dolby's Steve Venezia introduces us to the Creative Arts Emmy awards, which honor sound mixing, sound editing, and other crafts in primetime TV.

Flying Blobbies: Mikey's twist

August 22, 2014, 12:27 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlb9gUWS5Bk

In a recent after effects tutorial by Evan Abrams, he showed how to create some cool flying blobbies, definitely go check it out. But you know me :) I do things a bit different and I had my own take on this trend and how to achieve it. That is this tutorial.

Going Dark: The Final Days of Film Projection

August 22, 2014, 09:37 AM

https://www.aotg.com/going-dark-the-final-days-of-film-projection-2/

RECIPIENT OF A NATAS HEARTLAND EMMY AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FORMAT PROGRAM (JULY 2014) Hollywood is forcing theaters to go digital or go dark. Studios have decided…

'The Zero Theorem': Inside the Post Process

August 22, 2014, 09:37 AM

http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/news/edit/zer...

Few filmmakers are as gifted as Terry Gilliam when it comes to setting a story inside a dystopian world. The Monty Python alum who brought us Brazil and 12 Monkeys is back this month with The Zero Theorem. It’s the story of Qohen Leth, played by Christoph Waltz, an eccentric computer programmer who has been tasked by his corporate employer to solve the Zero Theorem. This is a calculation that, if solved, might prove that the meaning of life is nothingness.

NYC's Nutmeg adds sound designer/engineer Brian B

August 22, 2014, 09:36 AM

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

NEW YORK — Nutmeg Post (http://nutmegpost.com) has added Emmy Award-winning sound designer/engineer Brian Beatrice to its creative team. He is known for his short-form work for Nickelodeon, Food Network, USA Network, Syfy Channel and truTV, as well as commercials for Baron and Baron, Publicis, Anomaly and Consulate.

Look Effects: Former president responds to 'anony

August 22, 2014, 04:51 AM

http://www.postmagazine.com/Post-Blog/2014/August/...

NEW YORK - Last week, I received an "Anonymous" email with a letter attached to it that was said to have been prepared by a core group of former Look Effects employees. The visual effects studio, which had four locations - Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Vancouver and Germany - recently closed, and many of its employees were not given their un-paid wages, some amounting to as much as $50,000. Understandably, the letter had a frustrated tone, with the group citing their loyalty to the compan...

‘Survivor’ Editors Ratify Deal with Mark Burne

August 22, 2014, 04:49 AM

http://variety.com/2014/artisans/news/survivor-edi...

Post-production editors on “Survivor” have ratified a contract with Mark Burnett’s Island Post Prods. Inc., a day after negotiators reached a tentative deal.

Removing Sudden Unwanted Sounds

August 22, 2014, 04:47 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PtpLGmHwKs

An unwanted noise in the background can ruin what would otherwise be a perfect take. In this video, Mike Thornton shows you how to use RX 3's Spectral Repair module to fix problems like a cough or a sound glitch.

Just Listen

August 22, 2014, 04:47 AM

http://designingsound.org/2014/08/just-listen/

Back around the time I was first starting out, I remember opening up a demo of Cubase VST (on my trusty PowerMac 6400) and taking a look through the various menus. Everything seemed pretty standard, but something in particular caught my eye, a menu item labeled “Ears Only”.

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