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

AE Expressions Tutorial CC 2017

January 24, 2017, 07:43 AM

https://www.aotg.com/ae-expressions-tutorial-cc-2017/

In this After Effects CC 2017 Tutorial, learn how to use expressions to connect effects and effect parameters. By using expression linking in After Effects CC 2017, you can easily update multiple layers of animation and effects with one simple change.

AE Backgrounds

January 24, 2017, 07:43 AM

http://motionworks.net/after-effects-backgrounds/

These After Effects backgrounds were created by me as part of the Creative Background Design in After Effects training ten years ago this year. In celebration I’ve resaved them at HD resolution and am offering them now for free download. Enjoy!

Employee or Contractor?

January 24, 2017, 07:42 AM

http://animationguildblog.blogspot.ca/2017/01/empl...

Some studios offer work under independent contractor arrangements rather than hiring artists as employees. “1099” v. “W-2”. In most cases this is a bad deal for artists.

VFX: The Death Star and the Final Trench Run

January 24, 2017, 07:42 AM

http://fxrant.blogspot.ca/2017/01/the-death-star-a...

Star Wars fans pride themselves on knowing each and every detail from the original trilogy. But there’s one little detail from “Star Wars” (1977) that might surprise a lot of fans, and the reality of this detail is different than our collective head canon.

Houdini and the RISE VFX Studio Pipeline

January 24, 2017, 07:42 AM

http://www.cgmeetup.net/home/houdini-and-the-rise-...

Andreas Giesen and Simon Ohler talk to SideFX about Houdini and the RISE Visual Effects Studio pipeline – including discussion about their recent work on The Man From UNCLE and Captain America Civil War.

Carnival Logo Reveal CGI Breakdown

January 24, 2017, 07:42 AM

http://www.cgmeetup.net/home/carnival-logo-reveal-...

Tim Little – My roles included lookdev, compositing, and additional FX elements.

The 2017 Oscar Nominations

January 24, 2017, 07:42 AM

http://www.slashfilm.com/2017-oscar-nominations/

Well, here are: the nominations for the 89th Annual Academy Awards are here. For some of you, this is one of the biggest days of the year. For others, it’s an excuse to look at the ground, stick your fingers in your ears, and hum. But one thing is for certain: we’re going to spend the next month talking all about these nominated films, right up until those little golden statuettes are handed out on February 26, 2017.

Oscars 2017: the VFX nominees

January 24, 2017, 07:42 AM

http://www.artofvfx.com/oscars-2017-the-vfx-nomine...

The nominations for the Best Visual Effects Award for the 89th Academy Awards have just been announced...

Oscar Nominees in VFX

January 24, 2017, 07:41 AM

https://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/oscars-nominees...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the films nominated for an Oscar® for the 89th Academy Awards®. In a departure from the past the nominations were announced via a live stream without the press in attendance.

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