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

Need Inspiration? Try a Guide!

December 2, 2014, 09:54 PM

http://blogs.adobe.com/premiereclip/2014/12/02/nee...

We’ve included project guides to inspire you. These animated storyboards include suggestions for shot composition and story structure to jumpstart your video, based on pro filmmaking conventions. To get started with a guide, tap the + sign to start a new project. Under the new project name dialog box, tap on the link that says Need inspiration? Try a guide! Then you can choose a template that best fits the project you want to create. Each guide has an example video explaining how to crea...

DHX Acquires Nerd Corps

December 2, 2014, 09:54 PM

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/business/dhx-acquires-n...

The Canadian animation scene became more consolidated today with the news that Halifax-based DHX Media will buy Vancouver-based animation studio Nerd Corps Entertainment for a cash-and-stock deal worth CAD$57 million (US$50 million). The deal is expected to close before Christmas.

DHX Media to Acquire Nerd Corps

December 2, 2014, 09:53 PM

http://www.animationmagazine.net/events/dhx-media-...

DHX Media has announced an agreement to acquire Vancouver-based Nerd Corps Entertainment and its subsidiaries for approximately $57 million — the transaction is expected to be complete by December 24, 2014. Nerd Corps co-founder Asaph “Ace” Fipke will join the DHX Content team as Chief Content Officer, Kids & Family, reporting to DHX president & COO Steven DeNure. Nerd Corps president Ken Faier will also come aboard as SVP & General Manager, Kids & Family.

Art of Collaboration

December 2, 2014, 03:44 PM

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/award-season-focus/the-...

The Dam Keeper, currently shortlisted for an animated short Oscar and nominated yesterday for an Annie Award, is the first independent film directed by feature film art directors Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi. Already the recipient of dozens of awards on the festival circuit, the film achieved a unique look by combining drawn animation with the impressionist painting styles of its directors.

Pixar Post - 42nd Annual Annie Award Nominations

December 2, 2014, 12:49 PM

http://www.pixarpost.com/2014/12/42nd-annual-annie...

Pixar's latest 30-minute television special, Toy Story That Time Forgot just received seven well deserved nominations across multiple categories for the 42nd Annual Annie Awards taking place on January 31, 2015. We cannot praise the cast and crew members on each team enough for such a great addition to the Pixar library of films.

The magic is not in your hands

December 2, 2014, 12:48 PM

http://www.animatorisland.com/the-magic-is-not-in-...

As some of you might have seen in the talkback video, I recently started learning magic… well, magic tricks since real magic doesn’t seem to exist, it’s as close as I can get. It’s not only a relaxing hobby, it also taught me a lot that I can use for animation and storytelling. While I expected to learn things like directing attention or providing information in a such a way that it will not be questioned by the audience, the scope of the biggest lesson caught me a little off guard: It...

Pixar Post - Toy Story That Time Forgot

December 2, 2014, 07:43 AM

http://www.pixarpost.com/2014/12/toy-story-that-ti...

Although Toy Story That Time Forgot centers around a post-Christmas playdate between Bonnie and her friend Mason, you won't have to wait until after Christmas to pick up the latest storybook featuring the television special for yourself.

42nd Annual Annie Awards: The nominees

December 1, 2014, 04:13 PM

http://www.artofvfx.com/?p=10209

The nominations for the 42nd Annual Annie Awards have just been announced!

Working on a new preset, plus Cinema Spice sale

December 1, 2014, 12:32 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8o0CFoM5QY

A quick non tutorial update about me, a new preset for after effects (a really cool motion font) and http://www.cinemaspice.net is having a sale.

New Lectures with Virtual Animators

December 1, 2014, 08:02 AM

http://andreasdeja.blogspot.ca/2014/12/new-lecture...

I am about to start off a series of animation online lectures with my buddies at Virtual animators this coming Saturday, December 6, at 11 am US Pacific time. The last lecture was a lot of fun, I really loved interacting live with everybody.

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